His Pet

Part 3

I woke up to the sound of soft whimpers. I looked up at the black bars above me, and I realized that I wasn't looking up at my apartment. Suddenly, the memories of last night came flooding back, and I immediately sat up and looked at my surroundings.

The room was poorly lit with a dim yellow ceiling light. I could barely see, but what could see were three large dog cages in each corner of the room, not including my own, and each of them had a girl inside. There was only one door and it was directly diagonal from me.

I realized that the whimpers I heard before were coming from my left. She seemed like the only person showing any signs of life, so I decided I'd say something to her.

"Hey, do you know where we are?"

There was no response. She just kept whimpering so I decided to try another approach.

"My name is Gabby. What's yours?"

Once again, she didn't respond so I decided to give up.

"Psst!"

I heard a noise coming from the cage by the door. It sounded like she was trying to get my attention. I scooted towards the edge of my cage so I could get a better look at her.

From what I could see, she was Asian, and her hair was long, black, and sleek. She had a round face and very plump lip. She was wearing Jean shorts and a pink tank top. Basically she was really pretty.

"Don't worry about her; she's been like that the entire day." Her voice sounded raspy like she had been screaming previously.

"Well, do you know where we are or why were here? What's gonna happen to us?" I tried to stay calm but towards the end, even I could hear the panic in my voice.

"Honestly, I don't have a clue. The only time someone comes in here is to either feed us or to take a girl away. I have no idea what happens to them because once they leave they don't come back."

After those words left her mouth, a chill went down my spine, and the feeling of fear sank down into my stomach.

"How long have you been here?" I sighed praying that it's only been a short time.

She gave out a dry laugh before saying, "Who know? Days maybe even weeks. There's no clocks to indicate time, and no windows to indicate day or night. The last thing I remember before being is having a horrible argument with my girlfriend and driving off." Her voice broke towards the end.

"I'd give anything to tell her how sorry I am."

She started to silently cry to myself, and I decided that the conversation should end there.

***
I've been here for what feels like three days. Two men come in to bring us food twice a day. It's the same meal everytime: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a cup of fruit, and a water bottle. Every now and then I'll have a conversation with the other girls.

The girl who was whimpering got taken away so no one was able to get to know her. I found out that the Asian girl's name was Avery, and the other girl that shared the room with us was Montana. She had dyed blond hair and lots of tattoos. We'd talk about our lives, our family, and embarrassing things we've done in our past.

Avery was sleeping, so Montana and I were bonding over our favorite TV shows when the door opened. The same two men from before walked in only this time they didn't have food they held keys in their hands.

The one man walked over to Avery's cage while the other came to mine. The tall, dark man was wearing all black and had a taser gun in his equipment belt. As he started to unlock the door, I shifted towards the back of my cage out of fear.

I could hear Montana fighting back and screaming then suddenly I heard the electric zap of the taser. And my heart sank when I heard a thud and what sounded like the other guard dragging Montana's body out of the cage.

I could tell that the guard could see my fear because he sighed before saying, "Look sugar, I'm not gonna hurt you if you stay calm. I promise."

Something in his eyes gave me a sense of relief. It was like the panic and fear just washed away. I watched as he backed up so that I could crawl out. Once I did, he told me to put my hands out so that he could handcuff me.

I looked at the other guard to find Montana slung over his shoulder. I prayed hoping that she'll be alright.

"Alright sugar, don't be alarmed. I'm gonna put this blindfold on you, but don't worry I'm gonna make sure that you don't run into anything." He looked at me, and I gave him a small smile before everything went black.

He was leading me by grabbing my hands. I could hear the door unlocking. I could feel the moistness in the air while we walked. I heard the sound of another door opening, and I first noticed how nice the room smelled. It was like a mixture of vanilla and lavender.

The guard took off my blindfold, and I realized that it was changing room. The walls were a cream color, and the windows showed that the sun was starting to set. There was another door which probably lead to a bathroom, and there were four vanity tables that were covered with makeup. There also were racks of clothes, but the only type of clothes seemed to be lingerie.

I saw a woman in the center sitting in a chair with her legs crossed. She seemed to be in her late 40's, and had platinum blonde, slicked back hair. She wore a tight black dress with a black corset on top. She was smoking a cigarette and had a smirk on her face.

I was shocked by the words that came out of her mouth.

"Alright darling, let's get you fixed up for tonight."