Die to Live *EDITING*

Snow

Snow Chapter Five

I woke up with a start, immediately trying to yank my hands from the chains that were attached to the wall behind me. I groaned as the chains jingled against the cool, brick wall, but didn't budge from my wrists. I yanked again, crying out as the rusty metal dug its way into my wrists. Finally, I decided to give up. I glanced around me, my eyes adjusting to the dim light coming from a single window at the top of the room. A basement maybe?

I coughed, my breath forming in a warm, moist cloud in front of my face. Someone -or something- grunted beside me, I squinted my eyes, Elias' face coming into focus. I tried to reach over and shake his shoulder, the chains digging deeper into my cold, tender flesh. "Elias," I whispered, glancing around the small room at other lumpy figures.

I nudged him with my elbow, ignoring the sharp pain of the cuffs burrowing deeper. I winced as a thick, warm liquid dripped from my wrists. The smell of fresh blood quickly filling the air, making the stale smell new again. Oh great, now I can bleed to death. I gagged and nudged him again.

"Snow?" I heard someone whisper from the shadows I snapped my head towards the voice.

"Who.. Who said that?" I bit my lip, not wanting to know that there were others, but also thankful that I wasn't alone besides Elias. Stop that. That's selfish. I heard a choked sob then the already too familiar rattle of chains against brick from sudden movement.

"It's me, Bria."

"Bria? Who all is here?" I asked, my lower lip quivering. I felt my stomach doing backflips. God... Please let there be others.

"I-I don't know. I was told to look away when they came in." She sobbed, the fear thick in her voice. They? Fuck! Who is They? I leaned over and gagged again, the fear claiming my stomach. I looked over at Elias and kicked his ankle. He still didn't move. Alright then...

"Elias! Wake up! Please!" I screamed, hot tears building up in my eyes. His eyelids fluttered open before he groaned and kicked his feet, yanking harshly on the chains.

"What the fuck! Where are we?" He shouted, looking around frantically like a child who had lost his mother in a supermarket.

"Elias," I said softly, twisting my fingers around his as best I could to try to calm him and try to comfort him. "Everything is going to be alright... Just calm down."

"No, god damn it!" He screamed. I saw movement across the room. Elias' eyes were shiny with tears, it made me want to hug him. But of course, I couldn't. We heard a low mumble and our three heads turned to look at where the noise had come from.

"Ugh... Holy fuck... Did I get Drunk last night?" It was male's voice, I could tell that much.

"Sam!" Bria squealed his name like a five-year-old going to the fair for the first time. He hesitated before he spoke again, but when he did you could hear his lip quivering in fear. Oh fuck, don't cry. One guy crying is enough.

"B-Bria?" He said into the dim light, his voice cracking. "What's going on? Why are we here?"

"Sam?" I asked, my voice full of question. I didn't really know Sam, I think we had a few classes together though.

"Yeah?" He responded.

"Can you see anyone around you? There's a little bit of light by you." I saw his long hair flip around as he turned his head this way and that, looking around. It seemed like forever before he answered. "Yeah, I can see Liam and almost everyone else."