Stockholm Syndrome

Chapter 21

I stepped out of the water and wrapped a towel around my body. The thin, ripped fabric started to turn red. Going to my room I quickly got dressed and sat on my bed. "Seems like Liu is starting to lose it." A familiar voice said and my head snapped to the wall. The shadow man was there again. "Did you get my message?" He asked with a smile, his head cocked to the right. My eyes widened as I realized that this must be the Observer."A-Are you the Observer?" I croaked out and he laughed. "Good, Liu told you about me." 'He's not the one to speak a lot, is he?' I thought since he would only say one sentence and stop. "Hope Liu is prepared for tonight." I opened my mouth to say something but the Observer vanished. Getting up and wincing at the pain, I limped to Liu's door and knocked. An angry Liu stood there and I flinched. "WHat do you want?" He growled out and I took a deep breath. "Th-The Observer was j-just in my room. H-He said he hopes y-you're ready for t-tonight." Liu's face lit up with a smile that made me shiver. Taking his finger to lift up my head he brought his mouth to my ear and whispered, "Hope you're ready too." And with that he shoved me into my room and slammed the door shut. I whimpered as my scratches started to hurt and looked at them. 'How did my life get like this?' I remembered my parents' happy smiled, my friends' laughing faces, my co-workers' friendly good mornings while sipping coffee. Then I remembered my parents lying dead in their bed, the look of satisfaction on Jeff's face, the cold gleaming hatred in Liu's ees. I felt angry- no, it wasn't anger that I felt. It was hatred, pure, distinctive, hatred. Those two brothers caused me all of this pain, emotionally and physically. And I had to stay with Liu until he killed me. Sitting down on the bed I brought my knees to my chest and wrapped my arms around my legs. My friend are all in North Dakota, my parents are dead, I probably got fired from my job so I don't have any co-workers anymore. With this thinking it made me realize my situation. "I'm all alone."