Down To Darkness(Watty 2014)

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

​Two days ago:

Aria had just left Andrew's house around five thirty, to head to Eaton for their monthly double date with Nina and River. She walked towards the station but before she entered the bus platform, she felt like someone had followed her. It took Aria ten minutes to walk from Andrew's house to the station and within those ten minutes she felt someone behind her but whenever she looked, there was no one there. Aria couldn't shake of the feeling of being follow so she decided to go into Fancy Peach, a small clothes shop as a detour. She looked around the store for a few minutes, saw some cute tops that she put on hold for tomorrow as she knew the owner and then left the store. Aria looked both ways of the sidewalk when she exited Fancy Peach and went in to the back way of the bus platform.

Again Aria felt someone behind her but when she turned around she saw no one, she continued to walk towards the bus platform when someone jumped in front of her on her right. Aria's heart stop for a second but the middle age gentleman apologized to her. He stood in front of her as he pulled his baseball cap down to cover his eyes, Aria moved to her right as he did the same, she move to her left and he did the same. "Sorry, you go first," Aria said.

​"No, it's ok. Ladies goes first."

​Aria move to her right again and this time the gentleman blocked her way, grabbed her left arm tightly and cover her mouth with a white towel. Aria struggled as she tried to hit him with her free hand and kick with her free legs. She started to feel weak and dizzy, she felt herself slowly lose consciousness until she saw darkness around her.

Aria felt drowses as her eyes slowly opened, it took Aria a few minutes to become fully awake. She looked around to find herself in a dimmed room that looked like a basement. She tried to speak but something was taped to her mouth, when she tried to remove the tape from her mouth she felt a burning sensation. She tried to move her hands and feet but they were also taped together behind her back. She felt her heart race as she became aware of the situation, when she started to panic and struggled to break free she felt her body bounced as she was a small twin mattress. She continued to struggle as she figured that if she was on the floor she would have more chances to escape. She moved her fingers as she felt the edge of the mattress, she prepared her herself for the impact as she gave herself a push. She went down hard on her arms but ignored the burning sensation on her wrist, as rolled to her stomach and pushed herself up.

She sat up and studied her surround more clearly. Aria found out that she was right, as she looked around to find herself in a basement. The room had no windows and one wooden door, the aquamarine mattress was on a copper bed frame and eight inches off the floor. There were two wooden maroon coloured shelves, one with books, and another with DVDs, VCR and C.Ds. There was a little black Panasonic TV on the shelf with DVDs, beside that was a mini white fridge and three feet away from the TV was a two seated couch. There was a chestnut wooden desk and a foldable black plastic chair on the left side of the bed and the wall covered the other side of the bed. "Well at least someone is using this room" Aria thought sarcastically as she started to slide her bottom towards the wooden door. When Aria was a few feet away from the door, it opened and a shadow appeared. ​At first Aria couldn't figure who it was and then she remembered.

​"What the hell do you want with me?"

​"What I always wanted but could never get until now, you and Nina act like I'm not there. I don't know why my beautiful princess and my beautiful angel treat me this way," The Spanish man said as he kneeled down to her face.

​Aria felt his hot breath on her face as his face was an inch away from hers and she smelled his cigarette breathe as he talked. Aria turned her head away from his face as she felt like she was about to vomit but he grabbed her jaw to stop her. She watched the middle age gentleman who was on the bus platform, walked toward her and stopped at her feet. Aria studied the middle age gentleman and tried to figure out who he was, but had no luck due to his hat as it covered his face.