Ms Shadows

Chapter 14.

ELINOR'S P.O.V.

I open my eyes, letting the light come in and a complaint escapes my lips, as it causes me a light pain. I cover my eyes with my arm, to keep them safe from the light.

"Is she awake?" I hear a familiar woman's voice.

"I think so, ma'am." A manly voice answers.

I notice some footsteps, coming closer. From the sound of them I know they are high heels. I remove my arm from my eyes, to see Veronicas face.

Perfect. I'm still here.

I sigh loudly, as I rise from my lying position to sit on the couch I've been laid on.

"Elinor, sweetie, why do you try to escape my house darling? You're upsetting me, don't you like the way we treat you?" She asks in her silky soft voice.

Well, no. "Are you talking about the 'doll face' pet name, the dungeons, the kicking and the threats I've been accepting ever since I stepped in this place?" I ask back.

"Darling, you don't get it, I ask the questions. You simply get to answer them." She says in a calm, intimidating tone.

"Then the answer is no." I say simply.

"But, you could have loved this place if you haven't been so... Stubborn. I personally liked you from the first time I met you, I made you my personal spy. Why would you want to leave? You broke my heart that day."

"Really?" I raise a brow.

Veronica let a few, sarcastic laughs escape her lips and she continued. "You seem to be not a fast learner. I was supposed to do the questioning, but anyway, the guards will lead you to Drake, so that he'll let you know what your last mission is."

As the guards grabbed my arms again and led me out of the room, I felt my mind going crazy about one thing.

What does she mean last?
After this mission, I am free, or am I dead?

***

Now I was standing inside Drake's office. The tall man standing right in front of me. I was waiting for him to say something, as he was looking outside a big window. He had his hands folded behind his back and with a move of his forefinger, the guards on my sides nodded and left the room, leaving us alone.

"Elinor." I heard his confident voice.

My heart skipped a beat and that was when I noticed that I was afraid. For the first time in forever, I was afraid. I imagined the emotion as an arthropod having a tight grip on my chest, with its many, hairy legs. They were all around me, holding me and making me unable to avoid its disgusting touch.
My heartbeat was faster, heavier. I felt my breath uneasy, stuck on my throat. My voice wouldn't come out and my mind found it difficult to give any orders to my body, so that I could move. I was paralyzed.

Not a pleasant emotion.

The reason I was afraid, was because I have lost in this game. I have trusted a man that I didn't even knew, I've let them starve me and I've let down my friends, the police's secret organization. I've let down every citizen in this country, I have failed. And I wasn't trained for that, I should have been more careful.