Heart of Dignity

Chapter 9

I woke up slowly as the car pulled over to what seemed to be a big empty garage. It was dark out, so I must've been tied in this trunk for a day or so. I was starving, my throat was aching badly, and my head hurt as though it was being hammered by a big and heavy hammer. The stench couldn't help either.
It was so dark but I could make out the light from a small flashlight. I heard drops of dirty water drop to a small puddle, rats running around, and 3 people talking.
"Please dad. Don't do this. What's the point of torturing here. Please dad." I heard Eliot about to cry.
"Son. You have to think of our family's honor. It's reputation is in the gutter. If it wasn't for that dumb father of hers, we would be in high places!" said Mr. Wilson.
"But dad you can't -" Eliot began to argue.
"Steve, get a chair and ropes." I heard Mr. Wilson faintly from the trunk.
I could feel his slow movement towards the trunk, just like a wolf's when hunting for a prey.
He opened the trunk and pulled me out from my hair. I struggled to free myself. Kicking and punching, trying to scream, but failing from that dirty cloth rapped around my dry mouth. I still continued to fight but then I felt a huge pound in my head and everything went black.
 
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"Sonny! Sun hun! " whispered Eliot in the brisk air shaking me gently.
"Baby! Please say anything." He said louder this time.
I woke up with an ache at the back of my head.
"Get away from here." I whispered in pain.
"Sonny please, let me explain. I -"
"EXPLAIN WHAT! How you pretended to be my boyfriend, how you pretended to want to be with me, how you pretended to love me? Eliot this pain is worse than being bitten by a snake. Worse than being kidnapped away from my family. Worse than being tied and thrown into a trunk. Worse than being spat on. Worse than being pulled by the hair and beaten to sit in a stupid chair! Get away from me. You make me want to kill myself for ever falling for you. You broke me and you poisoned me with your vicious and snake-like stupid and idiotic acts!" I said with anger. My tears couldn't hold it anymore and the water works came.
"Sonny" said Eliot gently holding my face. "I..I know you don't want to hear this, but I'm sorry. I'm sorry I hurt you. My hands were tied. My stupid father said that he would send me to the juvenile delinquent military. And I-"
"So having me kidnapped is what you do to get away from going to a military?" I cut him of
"You don't understand!"  He shouted.
"Understand what! Your stupidity. No thank you asshole!" I shouted back.
"When I'm not home, my father beats my mother. He broke her jaw, and gave her a swollen eye! He broke 9 of her teeth, and bled her ear with a slap! If I go to a military, my mom will stay in pain! No one will protect her. I'm sorry Sonny, but I really thought you would understand." He said standing up. He walked away hiding his tears.
"Eliot.. wait." I whispered. "We can get through this... together."
He looked back at me with a small smile, tears falling down his eyes. I smiled back and he came back to me.
"Together." he said kissing me.
But, I can't be trusted..