Always

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When I came to, Ben was tied up and had tape over his mouth. I was tied to a rope that was hanging from the ceiling. Ben was unconscious, so I called out to him a few times, his head jolted up and his eyes widened when he saw me. His eyes were filled with sorrow and he shook his head and looked down.

"Hey. Look at me" I said to get his attention, "it's not your fault."

"Yesh it iz" he mumbled through the tape

I silently shook my head, "No it isn't. It is not your fault."

Before he got a chance to respond, Richard walked in with Chuck in tow, carrying the same bundle as the before.

"Okay, who's ready to get this started? Richard said with a sadistic smile while clapping his hands together.

Chuck matched his expression as he stood by Ben, making sure he didn't get out of his ropes.

As Richard looked over the different knives, Ben stood off to the side trying to plead with Richard through the tape, but Richard wasn't listening.

After picking helps weapon of choice, he ran the knife along my arms, gently so that it didn't cut through the skin, he spent more time teasing than he actually spent torturing.

When he finally did start making cuts, it was more painful than it would have been had he not taunted me.

Chuck, someone I once considered my best friend, just stood there watching. Ben was in the corner with tears in his eyes, eyes that said I'm so sorry.

Richard continued to run his knife over my body and at one point he switched to a sharper blade with more jagged edges. At first, he stuck to my arms and legs, but after a while, he slowly moved up my stomach, never getting too close to my breasts or southern regions.

Once my body was marked almost everywhere, Richard decided to end it, and stabbed me in the gut and cut the rope that was keeping me suspended in the air I screamed and heard Ben cry out, I fell to the floor, and curled into a ball, with my eyes shut tight. I lay there for some time with my eyes shut tight feeling the pain, listening to bens muffled screams

I filant heard Ben actually yell and opened my eyes, he had somehow gotten out of the ropes that were holding him and had stabbed Richard, I heard sirens and saw Chuck running towards the door. Ben came over to me and stroked my hair out of my face, he looked at me with so much sorrow.

"I'm so sorry Ash." he said, voice breaking, tears flowing.

"It's okay, I'm okay." I responded breathily
And then everything went dark.