On the Other Side

Chains

I wake up with a jolt. It seems I'm out of my dress. My mind feels cloudy and my head starts throbbing. I notice someone tied upside down in front of me, unconscious.

I realise that I'm upside down. I blink once, twice and I try to reach my ankles but all I feel is a large lock and chains wrapped around them. 

A voice speaks over an announcer. 

"You have 10 minutes left to free yourself before the floor gives way"

I hear a rattle beside me. I turn to see a girl hung upside down

She catches my eye and just scoffs 

"Hey look everyone sleeping beauty has finally awoken." A voice sneers from my left side

I glance around the room and see lose chains around me. A guy notices my confused gaze and decides to fill me in

"They've escaped princess, in about 8 minutes the chains will loosen and the floor will give way" 

I move harder now but it seems as if the lock tightens.

"5 minutes left" the announcer says again

I scream out in frustration and pain. Blood trickles up my legs. I stop struggling when the girl beside me sniffs the air.

"What's that smell" she sneezes

I ignore her and meditate hoping that might remove the tightness of the chain but it doesn't

"Oh look the princess isn't a pure blood, she's a disgusting mutt" someone shouts

"Only if everyone knew what you were" a voice spits

"1 minute"

I pull at the chain frantically. I can't lose now, I just started. I have to get stronger. I need to make my parents proud. I need to win back my throne 

5 seconds

The blocks drop into an abyss each second

4 seconds

I close my eyes hoping to zone myself out. It might hurt less when I drop 100 feet into nothing

3 seconds

I feel the chain slowly loosen as if taunting me before it frees me to my demise. 

2 seconds

I pull at the chain once it slacks and land on the floor, making a run for the door. The darkness follows me seeming to pick up the pace.

1 seconds

Others scream

"Mutt"

"Dog"

"Liar" 

 I pull the door open and fall to the floor on the other side. I kneel gulping down air, feeling like I was just drowning.

Sweat mixed with my tears drips from the tip of my nose onto the floor. The next door in front of me slides open giving view to what seems like a forest. I look to my left and see just my jacket lying in a box. I open it and pull it out. I see the handle where my sword was meant to be.

Someone stole it. I hit the glass in frustration, seeing my disheveled appearance.

I ransack the other boxes, getting a bow and arrow, some blood to drink and run out the door

19 just dropped down to 15