Today a Slave, Tomorrow a Rose

Chapter Five

When I wake up my body aches and the light is blinding, I'm still so exhausted from everything. I tried to close my eyes and go back to sleep but the door beside me creaked harshly as its opened. Without opening my eyes I choked down a sob and laid in defeat.

I slowly pried my eyes open hoping to save myself the harsh "awakening" I'd received yesterday. My eyes adjusted slowly and through blurred vision I saw Blake, his eyebrows raised in a display of... What? Amusement? I decided that I didn't care.

"Mornin' sleeping beauty." He said with a snicker. I stayed silent and looked away as I fought back tears.

Smack!

He slapped my face and I gasped in pain. "Look at me when I'm speaking to you!" His voice boomed off the walls splitting into my skull like a jackhammer. Tears escaped despite my efforts.

He reached his hand up again in warning. "Is that understood?" His ferocity sent a tremor down my spine.

"Y-yes, I'm sorry" the words were rushed and weak. God I hated being this pathetic. But his smile indicated that he loved it.

I'd watched enough thrillers to know the more you fought back the worse it was. So I didn't, I succumbed to the weak fragile parts of my mind and let them drive me forward.

"Good girl!" He said patting my hair like a dog. I held back my snarky remark and looked at him with a mix of fear and rage in my eyes.

I examined at his clothes, he was wearing a white t-shirt and light worn out jeans today. Basically a brighter version of yesterday's attire. His protruding muscles made all the girls crazy I'm sure. Not me, they were a gross reminder that he could over power me whenever he wanted.

A wave of nauseous hit me like a brick and I struggled to keep it at bay. The sight of Blake staring at my exposed body wasn't helping either. Try to think of something else.

"May I speak?" I asked quietly my voice threatening to break as rage and terror surged through me. Blake looked up in surprise.

"Wow you're more obedient than I thought, you done this before babe?" He asked with a laugh causing me to shiver.

"N-no I haven't." I cringe at the shakiness of my voice.

"Good, I enjoy breaking in my new pets." Pets? Meaning there are others? He traced the line of my jaw making me uneasy.

"So may I ask a question?" I say slowly studying his reaction. He's clearly amused with my submission because he now sports a large predatory grin. Note to self, be polite but don't provoke him.

"Well you just did but sure, shoot." he pulls out a folding chair from under the bed to sit on.

Millions of questions soar through my mind. Why did you do this? When can I leave? What do you want?

I settle for, "what time is it?" a dumb question but if it was school hours and he's not attending the day after I go missing maybe someone will notice.

"Really? That's your question? And here I had a perfect evil villain speech all planned out," he sighs "oh well whatcha gonna do." he paused to look at his watch before answering. "It's 1:15 ish." He saw my expression and added, "if it makes you feel any better I don't think your parents even know your missing, I went by your house last night and everything seemed normal."

He went by my house? "How do you know where I live?" I almost choked on my words.

"Ah ah ah," he scolded "I don't remember saying you could ask another question."

He raises his hand to slap me and I quickly stammer out "I-I'm sorry sir please don't hit me it won't happen again" He brings down his hand to rest at his side, an amused look on his face.

"Sir?" Oh shit I thought as he laughed. "I mean I knew you were a freak but I didn't know you were that kinda freak. Gotta say I kinda like it." The thought that he liked anything about me made my stomach churn. Okay so maybe I was a little knowledgable on bdsm, that doesn't mean I'm a freak for it.

"Keep it up and you'll be rewarded." He smirked. I had a feeling I didn't want to know what his idea of a reward would be.

I tried to think of something to change the subject. "I'm sorry for not asking your permission first, may I please ask a few questions?" If I was out of these chains right now he wouldn't know what hit him! But I am in chains in a strangers room completely naked. The thought depressed me.

"You may." Blake said shaking me from my thoughts. He tilts his chair back balancing on the back legs. "Ask away."