Kidnapped

Chapter 1

I woke up to sunlight beaming down onto my eyes. I yawned, threw the covers off me, and then stumbled  into the bathroom to brush my teeth. After, I followed the scent of bacon and pancakes that lead me into the kitchen where my Mother was cooking breakfast.

"Morning Mother," I said brightly as I gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Good morning," she smiled.

I grabbed a plate and piled whipped cream, syrup, blueberries, and strawberries to the point that the precious pancakes were near toppling over. Once I took a bite of my pancake, I contently sighed at the mouthwatering taste.

"Thanks Mother, these are the best," I praised, but I doubt she could understand with all that food in my mouth.

"You're welcome," she laughed. "Now shush and eat your food," she smiled.

I finished my breakfast and headed outside to water the plants. While walking, I greet some of the workers already here and headed to the garden. I looked around at the beautiful scenery, and smiled.

I've never traveled outside of my home state of Brunswick, North Carolina. A normal seventeen year old would be a senior in high school with a bunch of friends, but I'm not one of those. I've been homeschooled my entire life and grew up with a few friends, that is if you can call your mom's paid workers "friends". It doesn't bother me though, I always find ways to entertain myself around the house and surrounding garden.

I've always felt satisfied with where I live, it's always been me and Mother. My dad was lost at sea, I was only five months old at the time. Mother rarely ever talked about him, just said that he was kind, nothing more. I miss him sometimes, but I don't need him. As long as I have my Mother, I'm good.

I turned off the hose and walked around the garden, gathering flowers to place around my room. Once I picked out the best flowers, I started walking back to the house. As I was walking, I spotted some weird cracks in the dirt pathway. I thought nothing of it, so I kept walking. I turned left, and suddenly the cracks swerved in front of me, splitting open until there was a gapping hole in the ground. I fell backwards and landed on my butt, my heart beating fast.

I crawled to the edge of the hole and peeked down, only to find nothing inside. I was just about to run back to my Mother and tell her what happened. But before I could move, a massive black chariot with a muscular man directing it, appeared from the pit. Fear devoured my every thought. All I could manage was to hide behind a nearby blackberry bush for protection. Then I heard a deep, raspy voice that was so strong and so loud, say the words that will change my life forever,

"FIND HER!"

Two thoughts ran through my head: how did he appear from the hole in the ground and who the hell is he talking to? Then I heard footsteps. I ducked deeper into the bushes to try and camouflage myself, it seemed like a solid plan until I was yanked out of my position and dragged by multiple people towards the black chariot.

"LET GO OF ME," I screamed, panic overwhelming me. I struggled against them, but they wouldn't budge. They let go of me right in front of the man and filed in a straight line behind the chariot so that I couldn't get a good look at them.

He grabbed my chin sharply and turned my head so that I could see his eyes clearly. They were a beautiful icy bluish-grey color, but cold. Too bad those amazing eyes belongs to that frightening man. His voice pulled me away from my thoughts, "I'm afraid I can't do that."

I tried to mask my fear and confusion with sass when I said, "Yes, actually you can. I'll walk you through it. First, you need to stop touching me. Then I  walk back to my house. Finally, you go back inside your little hole and we forget the whole thing ever happened."

He suddenly smiled " You're a sassy one aren't you?" then went back to serious mode. "I could do that, but I won't. However, would you like to know where I will be taking you?" he questioned.

Fear took over me as I realize that I may not see my mother for a while. I shakily asked, "W-where?"

A creepy smile slowly crept onto his face, then he finally replied, " To the Underworld." Before I could yell for help, he waved his hand in front of me and I was sent into a dreamless sleep.