Innocence Lost: Ashton's Story

Chapter 12

We got home later that night, I was too weak or tired to eat so I went to bed starving. Daddy wrapped the blanket around my pale body and kissed me.

"Are you sure you don't want dinner" he asked

I simply nodded

"Okay. Goodnight" he said

He walked out the door and locked the door behind me. I doze off to sleep. Everything was peaceful, serine, quiet. 

It was 1:37 AM. I felt hands around my waist holding me down. The ground was damp and cold. I felt like I had no space. I yelled for help but someone covered my mouth.

"Shush boy" the voice whispered "the police are in our property"

Then I knew exactly who it was. Oscar,

"Daddy?" I whispered "what's going on?" 

"The police found our location. I took you down here so they wouldn't find us. We may have to leave the country." He whispered 

"No. I don't want to leave" I cried

He hit me and shushed me

"I'll check if no one is hear. Don't move" he whispered "here have some of this. Your probably starving"

He went upstairs and closed the doors. He was right; I was starving. But why did he give me water? Oh well it didn't matter at that point. I jugged down the cup. It was weird. The water had no taste. I went to get up I felt weak and my vision went blurry. But then I saw a cellphone on the floor. It was so far though. I crawled to the cell phone. I got closer and closer. But I felt someone grab my feet.

"Now where are you going?" It said

Then I blacked out.

I woke up in the van again. Covered in the same blanket. My vision was still blurry but I could see that he was not in the car. And it cellphone was in the front. I squirmed to the front of the van. I leaned on the cup holder and turned around so I could grab the cell phone. I looked around and dialed my moms number. I waited while I heard the ringing of the other phone

"Hello. Who is this?" My mom said. I could tell it was her by her soft voice

"Mom..." I trembled

I could her choke on the other end. 

"Mom..dad.. It's Ashton." I cried

"Ashton we thought you were dead. I'm so thankful your alive." My dad cried

"I'm just thankful you you picked up." I laughed a little

"Listen sweetie" mom said sternly " do you have any clue where you are" 

"No" I said

"Look Ashton" my dad said " You need to look all around you and find out where you are"

"Okay" I said 

My parents continued to talk and I carefully listened. I totally forgot all about Oscar and I didn't realize he snuck up on me.

"And what do you think your doing?" He said madly

I turned around and I went stiff. He snatched the phone away form e and made an abrupt end to my phone call. He grabbed me and threw me around the van. He took my hands and tied them together above me and hanged them to a ceiling handle. I trusted to get free but he taped them tight. He took a large he piece of tape and wrapped it around my legs.

He wouldn't listen to me. He closed the door and went to the drivers seat and a warmed up the van. I kicked, pulled and violently shakes to get myself free. 

"LET ME GOO!!!" I yelled

He just turned up the radio really loud and to the heavy metal station. He drove for hours until. We just yelled at each other for hours until he had enough. He parked the van and jumped in the back. He took as ledge hammer and started hitting me with it in the face. I bled intensely as the blood splattered on the ground.

"Now don't you think of fucking up Ashton" he growled " I tried to be nice and to be loving but if you want my hellish side then that's what's going to happen. Be ready for hell."

I knew that things were going to be bad since he used my full name. He drove for another two hours. He finally arrived in Canberra. He ripped the tape off the handle and threw me to the ground. He dragged on the dirt ground where the sticks on the ground cut my face. He took me to this small wooden barn. This thing was like a closet. You were smushed inside. Inside, was a small lamp and the ground was stacks of hay. He laid me down and tied my hands behind my back. My feet were already taped together so he just kept the tape on. My shirt was ripped so he just ripped it off.

"I'll be back" he frowned. He slammed the door. 

He can back two minutes later with a  thread and a sewing needle. I kicked him get away from me. There is no way he's going to sew my mouth shut.

"Now boy" he said " This will be extremely painful so don't move or you'll get a pin stuck in your eye"

"NOO! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME'" I screamed 

He slapped me and sat on me to hold me down. He pressed the needle on my lips and began to sews way. The pain felt like someone had stabbed a sharpened knife in my face. I moaned loudly as the blood droplets came down from my cut lips. As he finished the last bit, he tied a knot just so the thread stayed. I cried intensely and breathed heavily.

"That's what you get when you disobey Daddy." He smiled "Giodnight"

He slammed the door  and I was left alone in the dark barn.