Paper Thin

Chapter 11

Elsie's POV:

*Flashback*

"P.. please put that down" A voice whimpered, behind the doors.

Mommy said not to come down in the basement. She said that the Boss Man will get angry, if I came down here.

But someone was shouting, a lot and it felt like someone was in pain. And mommy said to help the person who's in pain. So I came down to the basement.

I was afraid, because it was so dark and cold down here. But I needed to help the person who's in pain. So I clutched my teddy tightly to my chest, and came down.

I was standing in front of the metal door, and many voices can be heard, but they were all talking in some other language, maybe Italian. Mommy said to learn the language, but it was hard.

"Dimmi, chi cazzo stai lavorando ?! Dimmi o sto soffiando gli occhi da te cazzo cazzo e spingendolo in gola !! Dimmi bastardo! (Tell me, who the fuck do you work for?! Tell me or I'm blowing your eyes out of you fucking brain and shoving it down your throat!! Tell me you bastard!!" The Voice shouted so loudly that it echoed, throughout the empty corridor, making me cover my ears and shut my eyes. This is scary.

I slowly remembered my mommy's word, and slowly placed my little hand's on the heavy metal door, and slowly pushed it open.

The door opened, and I just peeped first. The room was lighted, but it had no furniture like the rest of the house! Only some tables were kept at one side of the door and a single chair was placed in the centre, where a lady was sitting, and she was.....naked. There were very much of men, all dressed in black and they all looked scary like the monsters mommy describes in bedtime stories. They were big, very big. The lady was pretty, but why was she naked and bleeding so much? Why was she crying and why weren't the men helping her? She's in pain so much.

"P..please... I don't work f..for an..anyone!! P.. please don't ki...kill me. I.. I have ki.. kid's!" The lady said as she cried more, and my mind went on alert as I heard the word "Kill". Will the man kill her?!

Then suddenly I saw the big man, walk towards the big table which was at the corner of the room, and pick something up, shining. When he turned around I gasped and quickly covered my mouth. He was holding a gun, black shiny death. I've seen that gun in Boss Man's pocket once and I asked my mum what was it and then she said me it was dangerous as knife, never to think about it.

The man smiled at the lady and that smile made me cry, he is a monster. He stood in front of her and aimed the gun on her left eye, and pulled the trigger! And without thinking a ear piercing scream left my mouth and every one looked at me.

"Prendi la ragazza!"(Get the girl!) The big man shouted and two men walked towards me! I was paralyzed at my place and was sobbing continuously. The man opened the door fully and gripped my arm roughly and pulled me inside, walking towards the lady who was dead by now! I cried harder!

The big man bend down at my level, looking directly in my eyes. He held my gaze, while I cried. I was shaking, his bloody hand's came towards my cheek but I didn't dare to move, he wiped my tears away, smearing some blood on my cheeks.