Every Day Is A New Day

Tortured

I wake up to find myself in a room with a small, dim light in the corner. Tess looks dead in the seat next to me.

My hands are tied to the arms of the chair with strong ropes. My legs are the same. My mouth is ducktaped closed. I try to yell at Tess, but my words come out muffled.

Tess's head starts to move more. Then I remembered something back when I used to put ducktape on mouth.

I start to spit on the ducktape the best I can til if finally comes loose. I push the small little bit off of my mouth with my tongue.

"Tess, wake up." I whisper loudly. Tess's head moves more. I repeat my self a few more time.

I give up talking and start to scoot the wooden chair closer to her. "Tess." I whisper a few more time.

She tries to say something, but her words are muffled by the tape. "Spit on the tape then push the rest off with your tongue." I whisper. She gives me a confused look. "I know it sounds weird, but just do it." Tess does as she's told. She finally gets the tape parshaly off like me.

"What's going on, Frisk?" She says worriedly. "I don't know. Just, keep your voice low, quite, and calm."

"Your right. We don't know who could be out there." We hear foots steps come down the hallway outside the door.

"Looks like we're about to find out." I'm not ready to see who's about to walk in the room. Even if I tell myself I am. I'm not.

I hear keys jingle and I look at Tess. "Don't worry." I mouth. Tess nods.

The door swings open and who, I thought I would never see here, walks in.

"Josh?" I say loudly. "See you got out of your tape. I'll fix it later." He says. Tess glares at him.

"What do you want?" I ask.

"To see you suffer." His voice goes demon-ish for a second. "You see, Frisk. This is all revenge."

"Revenge for what?" I'm now yelling. "5th grade. Tess's house. Ring a bell." His voice is way deeper than I remember.

"So you kill my friends. You killed Dominic, Didn't you? And Lia?" I yell.

Tess's eyes start to get watery from tears. "I didn't kill her!" He yells. "That bitch killed herself."
"Don't curse infront of Tess." I yell back. I glance at Tess. He puts a knife in my knee. I scream in pain.

"Frisk!" Tess yells leaning my way. He takes the knife out of my knee and holds it in his hand. He drags the blade across my cheek. I wince from the pain.

"Stop please!" Tess's voice goes high. "Shut up or I'll do the same to you. Maybe worse." I feel the blood drop off my cheek.

Tess goes silent. "Good." He says. "Where's Dustin and Hayley?" I ask, quietly.

He laughs like the devil. "They're alive." He walks out if the room.

Me and Tess just look at each other. "We can't do anything." I mumble.

"Yes we can, Frisk. I know you can get us all out of here, alive." I look down at my lap. "I can't."

"You have to try." Tess begs. I look up and bark. "What are you doing?" Tess ask.

I face twords Tess. "Seeing if he got Eli." I bark again.

"He wouldn't be able to hear you even if he is in here." Tess points out. I'm now facing the door. "Walffles!" I yell. I hear Eli say the word bark when I yell that.

"He's here." I say with a smile.

"How would he help?" Tess questions. I sigh, "he can help us escape. He can destract Josh or something. I don't know yet."

"Okay." Tess says.