Heartless

Prologue

  It was a cool summers night. That night. That dreadful, dreadful night. I'd just been to a party at this really cute boy’s house from school. I was giddy because he'd kissed me, at last. That was probably why I never saw the shadows moving right behind me. As I walked my already short dress was rising up so I tugged at the frilly blue material. In my aims to pull it down, I heard the expensive fabric rip. I let out a screech of aggravation. Mum would be mad when I got home I was already an hour late for my curfew, now the very pricey dress I'd begged and pleaded for was ripped. Yay wasn't I lucky. Still determined to not let anything ruin my evening I skipped along in my wedges. My biggest mistake was taking that alley as a shortcut.    

 Dead silence. No moving vehicles in the road. No one walking round drunk on this Saturday night. Not a single sound.

 Then I heard them. Four or five deadly snarls came from the dumpsters in the alley. At first I thought it was some bad men after e because i was a girl. Next thing I know a pair of strong arms pinning me to the floor. My head throbbing from the impact the man’s weight had had on my weak frame. I’d fallen back and the upper half of my body had been slammed against the pavement, a warm liquid slicking it’s way through my curly hair.

  I felt hot steamy breathing layering my sensitive skin. Each breath sent a repulsing shudder through my body and I knew in that moment i was going to die. surprised at my calm demeanor i heard his voice.

 The fourth man leant over me. Goose bumps forming all over my body and then a voice filled with mockery and torment whispered,

“Oh girly you will not like this, you will not like this one bit.”

I watched as his muscular shoulders doubled over me, heading straight for my neck. His jaw clenching and unclenching. I saw in his eyes there was little restrain left. A burning hunger lay in the pits of his soul, which stirred something in me. As if i knew a secret no one else would ever know. To be honest i kind of liked it, which was not at all fitting for my situation and totally unlike me.

  Teeth grazed my neck. I tried not to scream, not to give him the  satisfaction. To know what havoc he could cause and the pain he could put someone in. Oh the merciless pain. Despite my efforts i couldn’t help it. i let out the most ear splitting scream imaginable as he lunged deep into the curve of my tender neck. Each of his teeth piercing the velvet like skin that protected my veins. My body pulsed in a sort of buzz as he drained the life from within me. It took mere seconds for me to feel the life leave my body. Right their. Right then I had wanted to live more than i ever had before. I wanted to see my mothers face thousands and thousands more times. I wanted to go on dozens of dates until i found the perfect guy to start a family with. My own family. I want to accomplish hundreds of achievments and goals.

  My leg slowly began to rise, from under the man-like-creature. Careful not to make any disturbance to his posture or I’d have been screwed. Stretched, ready to boot him in the gut. My leg rapidly dropped. Fallen back i in it’s original place. My body was shuttng down. I couldn’t move. I was dying. Maybe already dead…

   That was the last thing i remember then I woke up here.

I could feel the tears stir in my eyes. They formed a hazy bubble around my vision, preventing me from seeing. Almost like I was blind. I couldn't have that. A lifetime round here blind? That would have been a death sentence. My only option was to let the salty tears stream down my face and hope no one would notice. Then I really would be screwed. I couldn't get caught wiping my face with my sleeve because crying is a sign of weakness and in this part of the city weakness was a crime. Everyone knows all crimes should have a suitable punishment right? I had seen it once before and once was enough for me to keep my mouth shut, in the hopes I would never be on the receiving end. I felt the tear drops explore my face. Two under my left eye taking their time unlike the one sliding across my right cheek bone, itching to be wiped away. I knew I couldn't. I was already the newbie, not to be trusted. Being caught crying would give Harrison and Seth more of a reason to hate me. No. I would just have to pray no one was interested in me tonight.