Our Fight (Book Two)

Chapter 11 - Rachael

Chapter Eleven

Rachael

I grit my teeth as his fist hits my face once again, I can taste blood. I spit it onto the floor my face turned up in disgust.

"Aww did I make you bleed?" The man says to me in a patronising tone, I ignore him trying not to think about the pain in my jaw. His face is full of lines especially on his forehead, there is a scar on his left cheek, red and deep. His dark eyes stare into me making me feel uneasy, his black hair is greasy and speckled with dandruff. He takes hold of my hair and drags me down to the floor, it knocks the wind out of me. I want to beat their arses but I can't, they injected me with something to weaken me and freeze my powers. I bring my knees up to my chest and wait for pain. A foot crashes into my ribs making me scream out in pain, tears are streaming down my face. I have a broken rib, I can feel it moving every time I take a breath. Whatever they injected me with prevents me from healing in the way that I would usually be able to do. I am useless, powerless and vulnerable. Are they going to kill me? Will I ever get out? I wince as I am yanked up and shoved roughly onto a chair my arms and legs are tied down. The other man in the room who has been an observer to my pain walks up to me placing a foot inbetween my legs. I look up at him, he is shorter than the man with a scar on his face, his face shows signs of guilt that quickly change to anger. He is younger than the other man, his hair is short and naturally spikey, he smirks at me and I know exactly what he is going to do. He pushes as hard as he can, his foot catches my leg pinching my skin, I hold back another scream. The chair falls backwards the back of it clattering to the floor, my head hits it with a thump making me go dizzy for a second. I can hear laughter, it is muffled and distant. One of the men grabs my leg and starts dragging me around the room, I can feel my hair pulling and catching on the concrete floor. He drops my leg, it hits the floor with a thud, I clutch my ribs trying to breathe. My eyes become clear again as the men leave the room, I begin to cry as I hear them lock me inside, alone and in pain. Why? What is the point in living anymore? I don't deserve to live, not after what I did to my family, to Kaleb. Oh Kaleb, I hope you can forgive me, I was young and so stupid and even though I am supposed to learn from my mistakes, I never do. I let out a sigh and close my eyes, I feel tired and swollen.

A loud bang makes me open my eyes wide, they're back so soon? Usually they give me at least twelve hours before the next beating. I look over at the door and cry out in happiness as standing in the doorway looking extremely angry is my sister, Maddie.

"Hey." I croak, resting my head back onto the floor, relief is coursing through me. Maddie runs up to the chair and unties my arms and legs, I roll off the chair and curl up into a ball.

"Why aren't you healing?" Maddie says looking at my cuts and bruises.

"They injected me with something that weakens me and freezes my powers, I think I have a broken rib." I cough as I breathe in some dust off the floor, I cry out and clutch my chest.

"You look terrible Rai, come on we need to get you out of here." She looks behind her, Elsie walks in with her hand over her mouth in shock.

"Oh my god!" She shakes her head.

"How are we going to get out of here without getting caught?" I ask, struggling as Maddie pulls me up.

"I'm more concerned on just getting you out right now." I close my eyes and rest against my sister. I feel myself lift up off the ground, I open my eyes to see Casper's face inches from mine, he has me in his arms. "Ok, I think we're going to have to go back the way we came." Everyone looks at Maddie, their nerves showing on their faces. "Kaleb, is it all clear?" Maddie looks around, Kaleb? Has she gonw insane? Why would she be talking to our dead brother? Is she trying to make me feel worse?