If Only

Chapter Five

I watched Benjamin close the door, fixing my eyes on his every move. After the door snapped shut, I listened to his footsteps fade into a distance. I made sure I could no longer hear Benjamin before taking my plan into action.

I irked before reluctantly pressing the tip of my tongue to the handkerchief, spitting it out of my mouth. I coughed, while realizing could still taste the salty sweat in my mouth. I quivered in absolute disgust. The taste of Benjamin’s sweat was now a reminder of my desperate need to escape.

I tried my best to stop thinking about the horrid taste that lingered on in my mouth, after which driving my attention to the broken shards on the floor. With much force, I moved with the chair tied to me, towards the scattered shards. When I estimated I was around a meter away, I rocked the chair left and right vigorously. I held my breath as I gave one last push and I fell on to the ground with a ridiculously loud thud.

Landing sharply on my left shoulder, I felt the abrupt pain shoot through me. It was as if lightning bolts were zapping in the stormy night sky. The pain eased after a while but I couldn’t help but think that I had dislocated my whole arm from my body. I figured I was scaring myself though. That sudden pain made me realize that my ear seemed to have stopped hurting. It felt as if my whole ear had gone numb.

I struggled along the dusty floor and my hand swept the floor for a nearby shard. Pushing my hand against the rough rope that bound my hands, I finally landed my hand on one of the nearby shards.

Angling it properly so I would not cut myself, especially my wrist, in any way, I cautiously moved the shard in a sawing motion against the rope. I could feel the strands of rope breaking with every few back-and-forth motions. My heart throbbed anxiously as time went by. Benjamin seemed to have been gone for a very long time by then. I increased my speed by a little but was still unwilling to move too fast. I was almost done.

My heart beat faster as the seconds went by. I was about to cut the last few strands until I heard something that made my heart stop for a few moments.

Footsteps. 

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Sorry if this is a bit too short! ><

So how did you find this chapter? Can you feel the suspense piling up on you as the chapters go by? xD

To Nic: I think 'Only If' can be changed back to 'If Only' now. Heehee. ;)

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