Stranger's Eyes

Chapter 3

Tyler walked in looking calmer, with a slight smile on his face that I'd never seen before.

"He's gone.You're safe."

My head hung low, my wrists stung, as I tried to fight the tears and look up at him.

"Lets get you cleaned up."

He untied me, and lifted me up, carrying me gently away from this horrible room, and up the stairs and into the bathroom. He sat me on the toilet, with the lid down, and knelt beside me. Looking at my face, he reached for a cloth and wiped the blood away. He stared into my eyes, like he was looking for an answer to something. He wet the cloth and pressed against my slightly swollen face.

"Where else did he hurt you?" he asked softly.

"On my side." I pointed hesitantly.

"I'll get you a change of clothes and a towel." He left the room quickly while I sat there in my vulnerable state. I needed to plan my escape. Enough was enough. I needed to just get out of here. I couldn't even comprehend coming face to face with the masked man again.

He quickly returned with some clothing, a towel, and an ice pack. He turned his back towards me, and I assumed he wanted me to undress and wrap myself in the towel. I did it quickly. Finally I could get out of these dirty clothes.

He turned back, and I opened the towel slightly to show where I'd been hurt. He touched the area softly, and put the wet cold cloth on it, and then the ice pack. It was starting to bruise already, and looked red raw.

"Sorry you had to go through that, i'll get you something for the pain." I stared in agreement, but all I wanted to ask, was what the hell happened in that room. No, scream it.

"Have a shower if you have any strength, and i'll be back in 5 minutes." He left the room again only half closing the door. "I'll be just outside the bathroom, so don't try anything silly." He said loudly through the gap in the door.

I felt so grateful to be able to wash away some of the dirt and grime from the last few days. I lifted myself up into the bathtub, barely even able to move. Every bone and muscle in my body ached and throbbed. I felt like i'd been trampled on by a herd of animals. I turned the shower on, and let the cool water run down my bruised and weak skin. I shivered, but it felt nice, like each drop was trying to wash away the pain. After a few minutes I felt slightly dizzy, my head was throbbing. Not even realising how cold the water was, my head started spinning out of control, and my eyes blurred.

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Sunlight blinded me, as my eyes started to open again. Everything was so beautiful.

"Grab some food!" someone said in the distance. The food smelt amazing. I could see burgers, and sausages being cooked on the bbq.The green grass under my feet felt so soft and looked so vibrant. The trees stood tall, and pretty. The air felt warm and smelt sweet.

"Go grab some food, before it all goes" I noticed my mum in the background. She looked so radiant and happy. It had been so long since i'd seen her like this, in fact I don't think I'd ever seen her look like this...I smiled and my heart felt happy. What a perfect day.

"Evie!...Evie! What are you doing?" their faces started to change, everyone looked at me in horror like something terrible was happening to me. Their faces slowly started fading away.

"Evie!"

My eyes started to open, and focus. Tyler's hands were grasped around my face, eyes wide. "Can you hear me?" I could feel his warm breath on my cold skin. I started to panic, his grip was too tight. What was happening?