The car ride is silent, as I stare at my lap fumbling with my fingers. Through my windswept hair, I glance at Liam, who is staring at the road and gripping the wheel so hard his knuckles are a chalky colour. I think my own face has gone pale, just thinking about what these boys are going do to me! No, I'm not scared, but anxious for my upcoming fate.
"W-what are you going to do to me?" I ask, my voice breaking the silence and sounding stronger than I expected.
"Whatever I decide. But I'll just warn you now, it will be painful." Liam answers, his teeth gritted and face tinted a light shade of red in anger. I swallow, ignoring the lump in my throat. Only time will tell what he's going do to me, and I'm certainly not looking forward to it.
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"We're here." Liam exclaims, pulling up outside Louis' house. Uh oh. That's where the basement is...
Liam turns off the ignition and hops out the car, quickly making it to my side. He opens the door and yanks me out, as I yelp but follow him. Zayn and Niall appear behind me, walking pretty close to my sides, just like Liam is. They surround me, almost like trapping me in a cocoon, although Liam has his infamous death grip on my arm. Right where he bruised me before from holding on so tight, too. Louis and Harry are already here, waiting at the door for us. Louis unlocks the door just as we get to the step, but there is no way I can slip away from Liam and dodge past the two boys. Oh well. I guess it's my fault for slapping Liam and escaping, twice. Karma is not on my side, it seems.
As if they are trying to build an atmosphere, the boys slowly make their way to the basement door, glancing at me every so often. I make eye contact with every single one of them, proving I'm not scared. Someone clears their throat behind us, making their presence known to our group. We all turn in unison, which unnerves me.
"Louis, what are you doing?" A woman asks, glancing at me in particular. The other boys shuffle awkwardly, obviously knowing who she is. Louis runs a hand through his hair, before answering.
"I'm going to the basement. What does it look like?" Louis answers, his tone sarcastic and cold. Don't these two get on well?
"Never use that tone with me again young man! I'm going out, the girls are at a party but you can stay here. No parties of your own, or any of that. If I come home and see you doing something wrong, I swear you will be in so much trouble!" The woman replies, I'm pretty certain it's Louis' mum. Louis nods his head, before leading us to a different room. We hover in the kitchen, until Louis' mum walks out the house and slams the door. Louis sighs in relief, his eyes turning dark and cold again. I stand with my hand on my hip, raising an eyebrow at Louis.
"Come on. Ignore her, she's just annoying!" Louis says, grabbing my arm and dragging me out of the room. I pull my arm from his grip, but still follow as he leads us to the basement door again. As we walk, I think about how that woman isn't the only annoying one around here.
"In." Louis orders, pointing to the stairs descending into darkness. I don't speak, not even nod. All I do is pull my arm from Louis' hold and head down the stairs.
A few creaks and odd noises come from the steps, before I reach the bottom. Although there is little light, I manage to walk further forward and reach the wall. The boys enter a few seconds later, having a conversation with hushed voices, just low enough to be inaudible from my position. I let my thoughts drift, pondering many things at once.
"Go get her. Take her to the corner with the rope!" I hear Louis demand, before sounds of footsteps approaching snap me from my thoughts. I look up to see Niall, who has a sympathetic expression.
Gently, he takes my arm and guides me to the place where Louis tied me up not even a week ago. The other boys watch intently, smirking when I look at them. I simply follow Niall, not even bothering to resist. Why should I try? There is clearly no way I can get out of this, so I may as well just go along with it. Niall pushes me into the corner of the wall with little force, before glancing at Louis.
