When my eyes opened, I felt the sting of my chest immediately. I gasped for air and sat up, trying to identify my location.
Everything was dark. My hands pressed together behind my back, taught rope ripping through my delicate skin. I felt sweat trail along my hairline, and I tried to think back to how I got here.
Then I remembered Mother.
I tried to yell for help, but quickly realized a thick strip of rope was tied around my mouth. I inhaled through my nose, trying desperately to avoid the tears that inevitably escaped from my eyes.
What was she hiding from me? How did I get here?
I lay back down, but at once felt a bump. The whole room was shaking, it seemed; unless, that is, this wasn't a room...
I tried to stand, and as my eyes adjusted to the light, I realized I was in the back of a truck.
My chest tightened as I realized my fate. They had taken me, and no doubt Mother, too. I didn't know where we were. Or where we were going.
But I did know that this was not going to end well.
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Orphaned
Short Story12 year old Dean Hansen always loved Christmas, but this year things were going to be different. His parents had been acting strange; more secretive. But with the sudden disappearance of his older sister, presents under the tree are about to be the...
