A Dare To Love

Save Me

Niall's pov

I woke up to the small cries and whimpers of a girl.  My head felt like shit and I couldnt see much.  I looked around best I could and managed to see Scarlett on th other side of the room, curled in a corner crying.  I want to calm her, to tell her that everything will be fine.  I squint my eyes and see blood around her.  Who could have done such a thing?  I gather all my strength and make my way to Scarlett.

I pull her away from the corner and cradel her in my arms, something I haven tdone for what feels like ages.  I can feel her slow breathing, her arms are tightly wrapped around my neck.  We just sit on the floor, not a word said by either of us.  The only sound in the room was her occasionaly whimpers.

"sh, its okay" I whispered to her.  She looked up at me, her eyes were red and puffy and tilled with tears.

"how do you know?" she asked, afraid of what I might answer.

"I dont, but we can get out of this mess if we try" I told her.  She got a sad smile on her face and gigled a little.  I was more than extatic to see that smile of hers, but now isnt really the time for enthusiasm is it?  So, I just smiled the same way, and giggled like she did. 

"aw how cute" a male voice said.  He came into the light and yanked Scarlett right out of my arms.  She wnced at the pain, but quickly shut her mouth.  He put chains on her arms and legs, that were attached to the wall.  After that he grabbed something from the floor I couldnt tell what till I hard it.

The crack of a whip, against Scarlett's frail weak body.  I wanted to gt up and help her, to save her from the nightmare, but something was holding me back.  I looked over my shoulders, two men hadtheir hands firmly on them.

"SCARLETT!" I yelled.  One of the men kicked my side, forcing the rest of my body to the floor.  They lefted up my head and made me watch in horro what the thrid was doing to Scarlett with te whip.

After a few minues he seemed to get bored of it ad unchained her, then put her back i the corner with me.  I wrapped my arms tightly around her, I wanted to take away all her pain and make her feel better.

I pushed her hair out of her face and looked down on her.  She was shaking a lot and hyperventalating.  I kissed her forehead lightly and she hand found its way to mine.  We intwined our fingers with each others and our fore heads wre pressed together

"COME HERE!" a male voice suddenly yelled, yanking me from behind.  The force making me release Scarlett. 

I was flung backward and my head hit another wall hard.  I winced at the pain.  I heard the sound of footsteps, coming closer and closer to me.  Until I could barely see his feet infront of me.  Then I heard the crack of a whip and a screaching pain on my arm.

"fuck!" I cused under my breath.  I held my other hand over my now bleeding arm. 

"its not polite to curse infront of a lady" he said, before lashing me again with the whip, this time on my left arm.  I held in my screams and moans of pain best I could. 

After at least ten more lashes, I wasnt sur I could handle much more of it.  The tearing pain, it was one of the worst pains I had ever felt. 

I had already gotten lashed on my face once, back three times, twice on each arm, and twice on each leg.  I wasnt sure if I could hold onto life much longer.  Then he stopped, rather suddenly.  He laughed an insane laugh then kicked my face.

"ouch!" I said, my head had hit something hard again.  The man put me in a chair and tried my hands, legs, arms, and feet to it.  The more I struggled to get out the more rope burn I got.  I everntually stopped when I heard the sound of multiple foot steps.  There was only one light in the room, so you could judt barely make out their bodies.  They all cornered Scarlett, blocking her from mmy veiw.