Women Are War

4: Aphrodite

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"Oh shoot! Crap! Umm, umm."

I had kicked my alarm clock on the floor again. I stood and picked it up. I stretched and made my way to my roommates door. Yelling at her to wake up. She did. We got ready. She had to work. Me,  not today. It was my day off today. But we agreed to meet up for lunch.

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When it was lunch time we met at our favriot small cafe. It's a few blocks from our apartment. But in the heart for shopping. While waiting for my roommate I spotted 2 men who were in full black suits. I've seen them a lot today. It sorta feels like they are stalking me. But why would they? I'm not worth stalking.

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After lunch I did some shopping. I bought more flowers and seeds. For my tiny window gardens I have spilling form every window sill in our tiny little apartment. But no matter where I went I saw this 2 men. After I made my finale purchase I ducked into an alley way, setting down my bought goods. I hid. Those men WERE following me. They started to look around for me I would suppose. I stepped out of my hiding spot and stood with my arms crossed over my chest.

"Umm, unless you want the cops called I suggest you leave me alone. Understood?"

I must have scared them. They both jumped a little and turned. I could tell it was an embarrassment. Being caught off guard by a girl. Pride and all. A little blush was brushed acrossed each of their faces. Grabbing my bags I walked right past the men and made my way back home. Making sure to take a long and complicated route. Although I'm sure they knew where I lived. I wanted to be safe.

  Walking through the door I quickly close it behind me. All those horror movies have really gotten to me. But hey, I'm careful not stupid. That's how you survive. I look down at my hip. A buzzing was resonating from my pocket. I pulled out my phone and checked the ID before answering.

"What do you want Donny?" Pinching to bridge of my nose with my thumb and for finger. "Baby, no need to answer me like that," hertling out a low laugh I snap back "We broke up Donny, or should I say I dumped you. There is no baby anymore. We are over," tapping my foot angrily on the wooden floor, I hear Donny shuffle something "Aph you see that's where I'm confused. You dumped me for no reason. I need one babe," this again. He knew damn well why I dumped him. I wasn't about to explain it again until I heard a moan on the other side of the line followed by a quick shush from Donny. A smile grew on my face "How was last night's entertainment? I'm sure it's not the same one you had when you cheated on me. Don't call me again Donny, if you do I will have a restraining order put in place," I didn't let him finish as I hung up the phone. At the same moment I slammed my phone down a loud bang was on my door. I paused for a second contemplating if I should awnser. I decide I should, cause one it could be my parents, they tend to drop in every once in awhile unannounced, or its my neighbors  complaining about my gardens again.

Opening the door I looked them up and down then crossed my arms over my chest widening my stance. "What do you want?" Raising my eyebrows at the two men in black suits. "We need you to come with us," my eyes widened at that, then as quickly as they opened they shut to just mere slits. "Why should I?" One man was wrestling with his back pocket trying to obtain something. Very flashy like, get whipped a paper in my face. It was a whole lot of big words I didn't understand. Blah blah, bland, boring. Really nothing for me until I saw the seal of the president. Flicking the sheet back at them, "This has nothing to do with me. Take your paper and leave me alone," it really didn't seem like it was for me. Maybe they got the wrong Aphrodite. Trying but failing to close the door, because one man stuck his foot in my way. Suddenly, a swoop and a toss I was on the shoulder of one of the men. Banging my fists yelling, moving. Trying to get him to drop me. While the other walked behind him with a rag in his hand. Trying to get it on my face. That, that right there definitely wasn't going to happen. So I bit down on the guys shoulder. I was biting so hard it hurt me. What was this guys muscles made out of, iron? We left the building and I hadn't even made a dent in escaping the clutches of these mad men. People watched as I was taken away to the back, there I saw a black SUV, I don't know what kind and I really dont care  cause I was being kidnapped by said car.

The doors flung open and I was being tossed inside, when I landed I felt something smooth under my elbow, letting my guard down to look behind me I notice 2 other girls lying there lifeless. I didn't have the time to scream or call for help. I has to take these guys down and save all of us. Turning my head right back to the men, one came at me. I kicked him away. Or tried. I never said I was strong, I'm just strong willed. But the man made of iron caught my leg and jumped on my. Literally jumped and pinned me. The other man, who I assumed was weaker came up and shoved the rag on my face. No I wasn't going down. As much as I told myself that I knew I was. I knew I was. Then it all just went black.

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Black. It all just went black. And it stayed black. I'm awake. At least I think I am. I try to move my hand to pinch myself. To see but I couldn't move my hand. So I was in a dream. Then I decided to slam my head on the back of my chair.

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Nope, awake. I'm awake. At least now I am. I could feel the pain start to swell in the back of my mind. Slowly becoming a head ache. Then It grew even more when a bright light flashes on. I hissed "At least give a girl a warning would you!" Squinting my eyes I strained them to see, or try to see. I couldn't. So I just gave up and kept my eyes closed not saying a word. "Um, Miss Aphrodite Rogers?" I hummed in response "Aren't you going to ask where you are? Who I am? Where those other girls are?" I raised my eyebrows at the man, or at least I was looking at him. I wasn't sure. "No, what's the point. You won't tell me anyway, I would rather just get this over with," I gesture my restrained hand for him to go on. Clearing his thought he proceeded. "Well then, this is Sargent Johnson. He will be your roommate," I laughed out loud, it was more than likely rude but I'm ok with that. "Pffft, you really expect me to believe I have a so called roommate, you literally just said Sargent. That means he's trained in fighting. He's not my roommate. He's my body guard," I didn't really get a response. All I heard were the echoing of footsteps leaving to room. And a second pair of footsteps walking past me, then stopping, then silence.

My arms and legs were freed I didn't make to move either I just sat there then shifted so my legs dangled off one arm of this steel chair and my back on the other end. Eyes still closed I sigh out "Who's ganna water my flowers?"