Taking The Last Breath

Chapter 3

I found myself pacing around the room, wondering who Zayn was warning me about. If I don't have to worry about anyone who I have come in contact with, then who?

Then the thought hit me. The man who attacked me. Gracelyn's attacker was here, but mine wasn't. The curly haired man. That must be who Zayn was warning me about.

My heart started racing at the thought of my attacker coming through the door at any moment.

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I've been sitting in the room for what seemed like hours. It was dark outside and I could feel myself slowly drifting to sleep. I layed on the bed and tried to relax. Sleep came quick.

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My eyes shot open and I sat up in bed, trying to recover from my night terror. I have them frequently so I know how to handle myself when I wake up from one.

I closed my eyes and turned onto my side. About a minute later, I felt the bed move. With my breath held, I slowly opened my eyes. When they were fully opened, I saw that there was a man leaning over me.

"Hello, love." He smirked. It was the curly haired man that attacked me.

I opened my mouth to scream, but before I could, he covered my mouth with his hand.

"Be quiet, darling. I really don't want to hurt you." He whispered in my ear. "Now, if I remove my hand, you're not going to scream are you?" When I didn't respond, he grabbed my face harder. "Answer me."

I shook my head and he slowly removed his hand and sat up next to me. When I realized that he wasn't touching me anymore, I jumped out of the bed and ran towards the door. Right when I was about to grab the handle, the man turned me around and slammed me against the door. I winced in pain and closed my eyes.

He slammed his fist into the wall next to my head and I let out a small shriek. He leaned in and out his head next to my neck. Just then, I felt something sharp graze across the side of my neck. I bit my bottom lip to try to keep in my screams.

"Don't ever try to run away from me again, Lyric. You're never leaving me." He placed a kiss where my previous bite marks were and I shuddered. "You're mine. Forever."

He shoved me aside, opened the door, and walked out, shutting the door behind him. When my mind finally cleared, I wiggled the handle. Locked. I started banging on the door with all my strength. Realizing that I was getting nowhere by doing so, I slid down the door to the floor and let the tears flow.

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I've been sitting in this room for three days. No eating or drinking. Just sleeping and sitting in the corner of the room with my own thoughts. The man hasn't come back since he left the room the last time. I sit and stare at the door most of the day, awaiting his arrival, but he never comes.

My mind has been racing. What is he going to do to me? Is he what I think he is? Will he ever let me go?

No, you idiot. He told you that you are never leaving. My subconscious keeps reminding me.

I wrapped my arms around my legs and put my head on my knees. Just then, there were two knocks on the door and my head shot up to see who it was. The door opened and it was the man. He had a tray of food in his hands. He shut the door and started walking towards me. I crawled backwards, pushing myself against the wall as close as possible. He looked at me and I could have sworn that there was a glimpse of regret in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced with darkness.

He put the tray in front of me and slid it closer. He sat down on the ground across from me. When I didn't touch the food, he frowned and glared at me.

"Why are you not eating?" He said, his voice stern.

I looked down at the tray of food. Peanut butter and jelly on wheat bread with red grapes and a glass of water. My favorites. "I'm not hungry." I whispered. Truth is, I was starving, but I wasn't going to take the chance of being drugged.

He then chuckled at me. "Bullshit. I can see your mouth watering from here." He was right, my mouth was watering. "There's no need for me to drug you, Lyric. Just eat the damn food." He pushed the tray closer to me.

After consideration, I looked up at him. He again motioned for me to eat. I picked up a grape and popped it in my mouth. I let out a sigh, savoring the tiny grape for all its worth.

Two minutes later, I finished up the last of my sandwich, and gulped down my water. The man ran his fingers through the curls in the front of his hair, pushing it back away from his face.

"So...um...I'm sorry for not bringing you food for the last few days. I'm not used to someone eating actual food in this house. I robbed basically the whole grocery store last night to fill the kitchen with food for you." He said, a small smile spreading across his face.

I pulled my knees back up to my chest. "Thank you."

We sat there in silence. My heart was at a normal pace, along with my breathing. I was staring at the  floor, but when I sneaked a glance at the man, he was staring back at me. I decided to build up the courage to talk to him.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Oh, yeah. I forgot that I never told you that." He said with a smirk on his face. "I'm Harry." He held his hand out for me to shake. I looked away from him, not taking his hand.

He sighed and stood up. He walked over to the closet and opened the door. After a minute of rummaging through it, he walked back over to me.

"Here's some clothes. I don't have any girl clothes for you so I hope that my T-shirt and sweatpants will be okay. They will probably be too big on you but the pants have strings to tighten them. You can shower if you would like?" He handed me the clothes.

I stood up and followed Harry to the door. He opened it and we walked into the hallway. Right when I stepped out, I heard a low growl. I look down the hallway and Niall was standing there, glaring at me. I froze, involuntarily, my breath caught in my throat.

When Harry realized that j wasn't following him anymore, he turned back and looked at me, confused. When he noticed why I stopped, he walked back to me and put his hand on my lower back, which I flinched at. With his hand on my back, Harry led me to the bathroom and growled back at Niall, his eyes glowing red.

Authors Note

I apologize for not updating sooner, I have a lot of things on my plate right now, but I'm going to try to update a lot more often!

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All the love, J xx