Deals Of The Past

Chapter 7: Torture Doesn't Hurt Anymore

It was a few hours before Cherry woke up. She was laying on a bed in just her underwear. Slowly Cherry sat up and looked around the dark, dingy room. Carefully she swung her legs to the side of the bed so they were hanging over the edge of the bed. Cherry glanced up to see a door, with a lock on it, then she glanced at her hand a saw a tiny bit of light on it. Quickly Cherry glanced over her shoulder to see a high up window which was on ground level, so Cherry was in the basement. Cherry let out a sigh and put her head in her hands, she wanted to cry.

Meanwhile Gabriel managed to make it back home. He fell against the front door as he opened it. Then both his parents came out of the living room, eyes wide with shock.

"Gabriel what the hell happened?" Said Martin in a half angry half shocked tone as he crossed his arms.

"Cherry... she's... been... kidnapped" Replied Gabriel as he collapsed on the floor and passed out.

Martin and Elizabeth looked at each other then helped Gabriel get to the hospital. It was about an hour before Gabriel was checked over and given the all clear. They left the hospital and made their way home. Gabriel still has an arm over his stomach as he walked up the stairs. Slowly he opened Cherry's bedroom door and walked in, tears almost forming in his eyes. Gradually Gabriel started to walk towards Cherry's desk, he sat down at Cherry's desk and flicked through an open notebook. Suddenly Gabriel came across the address that the Devil had given Cherry, but she had written it down this time.

Suddenly Cherry's bedroom window opened up. Swiftly Gabriel turned around to face the window and saw Adrien.

"Adrien... what the f**k Are you doing here?" Whispered Gabriel as he helped Adrien through the window.

"I came to see Cherry" Replied Adrien as he brushed his clothes down.

Gabriel put a hand over his face and almost started crying. Adrien look a bit confused at first, then placed a hand on Gabriel's shoulder. He glanced down at Gabriel's hand on his stomach and was surprised.

"Gabriel... what happened?" Said Adrien in a concerned tone as anxiety grew inside him.

"Cherry's... been kidnapped" Whimpered Gabriel as he started crying, feeling like it was all his fault.

"Wha... what?" Replied Adrien as he placed a hand over his mouth and almost started crying.

"She's probably terrifyed... it's my fault... I should have tried and helped her... instead I was on the floor with my stomach wide open" Cried Gabriel as wiped away a couple of tears, feeling worse than ever.

"Gabriel it's not your fault... we'll figure something out... don't worry" Replied Adrien as he put both his hands on Gabriel's shoulder and turned him around to face him.

Meanwhile back at the basement with Cherry. She was looking around still confused as to what was going on. Suddenly she heard a door slam, then the doorknob on the door in front of her started to rattle. Cherry suddenly started to feel tense and fear grew within her. The door opened with a creak and the man who had dragged Cherry into the van stood there.

Briskfully the man walked over to Cherry and stood two inches away. Cherry started shaking with fear, he noticed this and almost took advantage of her vulnerability. Forcefully he grabbed her arm and stood her up, Cherry's eyes went wide with horror. The man wrapped and arm around Cherry's waist and point a gun to her lower back. Cherry shrieked when she felt the cold steel against her back.

"Get moving" Said the man with an angry tone, and a cold death stare.

He pressed the gun harder against Cherry's back, Cherry's heart pounding in her chest. Slowly she started walking towards the door. Cherry was frezzing, due to the lack of clothing, she froze when she came into the bigger room on the basement.

Cherry was snapped out of her daze when she felt the cold steel against her head. Suddenly her body went stone cold, her heart pounding again in her chest.

"Let's see how much that pretty little body of yours can handle the pain we give you" Whispered the man into Cherry's ear, still with the gun pointed her head.

"W... we?" Cherry stuttered with fear and anxiety grew inside her.

Then another man walked out of the shadows in the room. He looked about Cherry's age, around about 18 to 20. Cherry was becoming nervous, her mind racing with all different thoughts. Suddenly she felt a sudden force from behind and fell to the floor. The man stood next to her and started laughing.

"Weak... and pathetic... just like your father" Said the man as he glared down at Cherry laying on the floor.

Quickly he grabbed Cherry's hair and lifted her head upwards with force. Cherry gasped and held the arm of the man who grabbed her hair. The boy that was about Cherry's age almost felt guilty.

"If your father wasn't an as***le and made the deal to destroy my life... none of this would have happened Cherry" Shouted the man as he yanked Cherry's hair back and stood her up.

Cherry screamed in pain and agony, as a few tears formed in her eyes. The boy jolted back slightly at the sound of her scream.

"Already in pain... and we've not even started" Said the man as a sinister grin grew on his face.

Quickly the man grabbed Cherry's chin and pointed it towards a single wooden table in the middle of the room. With a small torture device on the table.

"Wha... what's... that" Stuttered Cherry as her mind began to race once again with all different thoughts.

"That my dear... is a torture device used to pull finger nails off" Said the man as he walked Cherry closer to the table.

Cherry shreaked when she heard him say that. She started struggling, which only made the man worse. Suddenly she felt the cold steel against her back again, and froze solid still. Cherry's breathing became heavy. Suddenly the man slammed her arm down on the table. She held back the urge to scream. Quickly and forcefully the man strapped Cherry's arm down on the device. One of Cherry's finger nails slid under a flat base. Cherry glanced to the side to see a camera set up in the shadows.

"What... what do you... want with me?" Stuttered Cherry as tears formed in her eyes, and her breathing became heavy.

"Ask your father... it's his fault I'm going to the extreme" Whispered the man into Cherry's ear and placed a hand on Cherry's neck.

"So I suggest you quit stalling and get this over with... because I can make this ten times worse than what it is" Continued the man as he grabbed Cherry's neck tighter.

Cherry stared down at the device strapped on her arm. Her eyes wide with terror and a couple of tears fell off her face and on the table. Cherry's breathing became heavy again.

"I... I.. ca... can't" Cried Cherry as her mind began to race, in fear of how they could make this any worse.

The man just grinned, and glanced towards the boy who was still at the side of the room. He tilted his head towards Cherry, and the boy walked towards her with a sac in his hands. Quickly the boy placed the sac over Cherry's head, and put an arm under the Cherry's non-strapped arm, then pinned her back onto his chest. Cherry was struggling for her life, the boy holding Cherry back felt awful.

Suddenly the man slammed his hand down on top of the device. Swiftfully it tore Cherry's finger nail clean off. Cherry screamed, her finger feeling numb.

"And that's just one Cherry" Said the man as a wide grin grew on his face.