42nd Country Road

Dark Hands

"Silly girl," It was Mark's voice " We can't have this," he grabbed a pair of scissors and cut the cord connecting the phone to the charger. Mark started to pull me into the parlor. Jack was there with two steaming pots.

"Hello, you," He said to me he walked over to me, Mark's arms still wrapped tightly around my body

"Mark... set her floor," Jack said, Mark responded with slamming me onto the hardwood so hard I lost my breathe. My arms were folded close to my body, but Jack ripped one away and shoving it into one of the steaming pots. The liquid was burning my skin. I screamed and kicked Jack off. Mark looked at Jack helping him up while I bolted out of the room into the bathroom. They weren't far behind. I tried to slam the door but Jack's arm held it open He shoved the door back open. His lip bleeding from where I kicked him. I backed up trying to get out of the room I trapped myself in.

"Mark," Jack said turning his head slightly, "It's your turn,"

"Is it now?" He said, "Well..." He came up to me I was standing in the bathtub now.

"Hey, sweetheart where to go?" He asked. I tried to push him away but his hands still caught my waist like a net. He pulled me out of the bathroom, Jack was behind him ripping my hands from wherever I grabbed onto.

We were in the parlor when Mark gently laid me down on the couch. I tried to get up, but he pushed me back down. He swung one of his legs over my body. I struggled with everything I had.

"Give her the drink," Mark said. Jack came up with a glass that looked like hard whiskey. He started pouring it into my mouth and once it was all there Mark put his hand over my mouth so I couldn't spit it out. I swallowed it and automatically felt drunk.

"Get off," I said in a drunken tone. Mark's lips touched mine. I knew this was wrong, but the whiskey took over my actions. I kissed him back wrapping my hands around his neck.

"Mark, my turn," Jack said impatiently, his voice deep. When Mark got off of me I tried to stand up, but Jack shoved me back down.

"Leave me alone," I said. The struggle for words was more than confusing. Jack then leaned down kissing my neck. I tried to push him off, but the drunkenness was too much. I finally lost my consciousness and passed out.