Damned

Chapter #3~What next?

"Let's go." Cormac says snapping his fingers, "I don't have all day." Destiny and I follow him trying as hard as we can not to talk, for fear of pissing him off more. He leads us to another room which looks like the lab. Instinctively I turn and try to run back out of the room, but Cormac must've suspected that would happen, and he had me in his vice like grip before I made it two steps. He smooths my hair then brushes his fingers down the small of my back, causing me to shudder in disgust. "You're not making it easier on him." he says quietly. He points to something behind me and I turn to see two figures in chains hanging from the ceiling by their chained arms. One of them is higher of the ground than the other, I take a shaky breath as Cormac releases me and leads us closer to them. I look at the figures again and recognition hits me, it's Maris and Austin. They look horrible they're really pale with dried blood and bruises all over them, and they look like they haven't eaten in days. I hear Destiny whimper beside me and I reach my hand to her and give her a tight squeeze on the shoulder. "Well don't you look good." Cormac says as he circles Maris who I can now tell is about 1ft off the ground, and at least 10 inches higher than Austin. "Maybe if your girl here hadn't run off you wouldn't have to have this punishment too." Cormac says smiling in my direction. "YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T HURT HIM!" I yell anger taking over my body. He laughs, "No I said I would stop them from beating him up. Besides how else will I ensure you listen" he walks over to me. "Plus you're really sexy when your angry." "YOU BASTARD!" I yell and then I punch the side of his face as hard as I can. My fist burns and I immediately jump back when I see the anger that no fills his eyes. "Shouldn't have done that princess." He says. He signals to someone and then Maris is lifted higher off the ground he cries out in pain as his arms twist from the weight gravity pulling on his body. I try to run past Cormac but he holds me to him and starts caressing the back of my head. "Please stop, put him down, please, I'll do anything..." I whimper. Tears start to fall again, but this time Cormac doesn't say any thing. He thinks for a second and then whispers into my ear. "You say anything, you'll do anything?" "Yes, anything" I say quickly and he steps back and smiles. I'm immediately clutched by fear. He leans close to me still smiling. "Then take his place." He says loud enough for everyone to hear. I look over to Maris quickly and he meets my eyes "don't" he mouths pleading, but I can't stand to see him in pain. I turn back to Cormac before I start towards Maris. "Let him down." I say, and Maris is lowered down they undo the chains and put them on me. I wince when the tighten them, and then my feet are leaving the ground. My arms twist like they're going to pop out of their sockets and then I stop rising. The pain is almost blinding. I watch through teary eyes as a guard leads Maris and Destiny to, two chairs that are positioned in front of Austin and I. I hear the crack of a whip behind me and then there is a searing hot pain as it connects with the back of my calves. I yell out and I'm hit again. The pain is almost to much. I decide to focus on counting the lashes instead of the pain.

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The silence is almost deafening and I can feel myself slipping in and out of consciousness. "WHAT THE HELL...." I hear some one say, "REALLY WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING...TOO HARD...GET HER....CLEANED." I hear them yell again and then I pass out.

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When I wake I find myself in a large room with four beds. Maris, Destiny and Austin are sitting on the bed right beside me. I try to sit up, but Maris is at my side pushing me back down. "You have to rest... you don't want to cause the stitches to rip." He says frowning and glancing down at my calves. "I can sit up I'm not dying." I say quietly. But he hears me and looks me over assessing whether or not to allow me to sit. "I'm fine, I promise." I say giving him a reassuring smile. He sighs and decides to let me he moves aside and I sit up my calves burn like hell but I push the pain aside. "So..." I say, "What's next?" We all look at each other pondering how in the world we are gonna get out of here. Then the door opens and Cormac marches in with Milo...