I whimpered as we went over more speed bumps and my knees jabbed into the bottom of my cage, my back rubbing uncomfortably on the top. "Shut up back there or I'll pull over and teach you a goddamn lesson you won't forget." I held my breath to try and calm down but whimpered again when we hit another speed bump. "That's it you stupid bitch!" He shouted as I felt the car pull over then suddenly stop, tossing me into the edge of my travel cage. My eyes widened with fear when the boot door lifted and master stood there with an angry, pissed off face. My attempts at escaping him by moving further into my cage were ruined as he grabbed me by the leather collar tightly wrapped around my thin neck. "P-please" I whimpered quietly, my last attempt at avoiding a possibly deadly beating. "P-please" master said in a mocking voice, "shut up, no one can hear you and you wont get any mercy from me." He laughed and pulled his fist back, preparing for the beating he'd deliver.
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"Yea mum, don't worry I'm driving safe and I'll be there in about an hour." I said to my mother as I turned off the motorway to one of the many roads towards the small town I grew up in. My eyebrows scrunched together when a large black object came into my distant vision. "Sorry mom," I said interrupting whatever she was saying, "there's something on the side of the road i'll call you back once I've checked it out." Before she could reply I hung up and began to move towards the large black thing.
Once slightly closer I saw that is was a large car with the back end open and someone moving around viciously. The person turned into two as a smaller body fell to the floor and was then brutally kicked by the one still standing. Going against my better judgment, I accelerated towards the two people and stopped abruptly before climbing out of my car. Without thinking I punched the large man square in the jaw, causing him to stumble and fall away from myself and the small, now identifiable girl that lay curled on the floor. "Come on little one, lets get you somewhere safe." I said gently picking up the black and blue girl and bringing her to my car. Gently I placed her in the passenger seat then rushed to the drivers side and getting in. Before the man who was beating her could get to us I drove away and continued my journey to my mothers.Pov change
Tears rolled down my eyes at the continuous pain I felt from masters beating, but I remained quiet in the presence of a stranger, like master taught me to. "Hey mum." The strange man said before a female voice echoed around the car. "Hello matt, what happened with the weird thing you saw and are you still on your way here?" Her cheery voice said. "Yea I'm still on my way, and uh, I have a plus one now, could you set up another bad in my room and make sure the water is ready for a shower when I get there. My plus one needs some looking after." He, Matt, said still focusing on driving. "Yea I'll get that sorted now. Any reason for the sudden plus one?" She said, her tone changing at the end of her sentence. I huddled closer to the edge of my seat and the car door as he quickly looked over to me with a sad look on his face. "I'll tell you when I get there, see you soon mum. Love you bye." He said ending the call. The car was filled with only the sound of the wheels on the road and the silence that drifted between us. "Do you have a name?" He said in a gentle voice, looking at me quickly then back at the road. I nodded then tapped the tip of my short nail on the name tag dangling from my collar. Master hardly ever used my real name, he would usually call me something degrading followed by a swear. "Can you say it? Can't really read it while I'm driving." He said chuckling at the end. I move further away, chucking usually meant beating or punishment. Feeling a swell of courage I quietly spoke. "L-liza."
"Liza? That's a pretty name." He said smiling. "My name's matt. I'm heading to my mums, you're more than welcome to join me. I nodded slightly before turning and looking out the window. I've never been able to do this before.Time skip
After a long while we pulled up to a large cottage with an old looking woman stood outside the front door. I listened as the car stopped, turned off and matt got out, walking over and hugging the small lady. I didn't dare move from my spot in the car as I watched matt talk to the woman before pointing towards me in the car. He gestured me to come to him and without hesitation I did. The sharp gravel driveway pierced my soft skin but I made no move to show my pain as I quickly walked to matt and knelt on the sharp stones in front of him, head bowed like master always told me to do. "Oh darling you don't need to do that" the lady said squatting next to me. "Come on, let's get you cleaned up and some new clothes." She smiled as she pulled at the tattered sleeve of my only shirt. "Come on liza, you don't have to act as a slave anymore." I looked up to matt before standing shakily and following the woman, I assume matt's mother, into the large cottage and to a big bathroom. "If you need any help just call for one of us." She smiled before leaving the room.
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"Hold on, so you saw her being beaten on the side of the road and punched her 'master' then took her and brought her here?" My mum said to me as we sat in the kitchen talking about how i found liza. "Yeah. But I couldn't just leave her there. She was suffering and I had to help her, no one should be treated like that, especially someone as delicate as her." I said before I heard the padding of feet down the stairs and turned to see liza in one of my old shirts. "F-food please." She said keeping her eyes focused on the door frame she was running her fingers over. "Of course, what would you like?" I said standing from my chair.
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