Prompted Shorties

Spinning the Globe

Prompt: Imagine that a character did the old spin the globe and see where to take your next vacation trick. Write a story or scene describing where they went and how their trip panned out. Bonus points if you pull out a globe, map or atlas and close your eyes to pick the setting of your story.

Story:

"Us"

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I felt a sharp pain on my stomach and my head as I shuffled on my bed. God, I knew going to that bar wasn't a good idea.

When I tried to reach for my stomach, my hands wouldn't let me. That's when I opened my eyes. It was dark, I could barely move. I can hear something that resembles a chain when I move my arms. That's when it hit me. I'm tied down to a bed. The cold chain finally registered on my skin, both my feet and hands are cuffed, then I heard a hint of crying from a girl.

It seemed like it came from my left side.

My heart started to pound fast that I can feel myself being consumed by the fear. I was trying to break free from the chains but it hurt me more every time I pull it. I wanted to yell for help but I couldn't talk. My mouth was covered with what felt to be duct tape.

But I didn't care, I screamed as I struggled to break my bindings until...

Someone opened the door. I felt relieved, excited and thankful that I'm finally going to get out of here. The light initially made its way to the stairs up to my feet, it looked like I'm at some basement. The guy finally turned on the light.

I was screaming – trying to tell him to help me. Then I looked at his eyes – eyes that I've never seen before, a cold blooded stare, hungry, for something. My hope for escaping immediately vanished, my fears had finally formed as he smiled wide while he took off his pants agonizingly slowly.

I screamed and screamed to tell him no. But I was powerless.

"No use screamin' lady. No one can hear you from down here." His laugh confirmed it. He was a psycho.

"You know, I tried something new yesterday. I was feeling a bit adventurous and wanted to spice things up a bit." He said as he took off his shirt and shoes.

I'm certain that there are tears in my eyes now. I was crying. What did I do to deserve this? Why me?

"SHUT. THE F—K UP!" He then slapped me with the back of his hand. "I'm trying to tell a story."

I don't want this. I never wanted any of this.

"Anyways, I thought of getting a girl from a different place this time. So I took my phone, put on that scrawny google maps app, and scrolled and scrolled until I stopped. You wanna know where it stopped?" He said as he slowly took off my skirt.

I didn't bother to struggle because I didn't want him to hit me more. But, the whole time I was saying "no" to him. I guess he still can't hear me with the duct tape over my mouth.

"It stopped at the bar where you were last night. Lucky me right?" He laughed. But I didn't want to look at him undress me.

"LOOK AT ME!" He screamed as he gripped my cheeks very firmly and made me look at him in the eyes. His eyes were dark, like a shark about to attack its prey.

He went closer to my ear and whispered "Don't move, if you don't want to die."

It was over then. He forced himself in me. It hurt. The pain, the suffering, the humiliation, my dignity, my hopes, my dreams, my... myself. I felt like I lost it. I was nothing. He destroyed me.

I can feel him inside me, thrusting with every ounce of his strength. I can feel his body on top of me. He was so heavy that I almost couldn't breathe. I can smell his awful stench, but the most horrifying thing that I had to bear, was the soul-less stare in his eyes. It seemed that he's done this more than once. And will keep doing it more to others.

So this is what it feels like to be...

How did I let this happen to me? I didn't move like he told me to, even though it hurt me so much. I wanted to live, but at the same time I wanted to die.

I then heard screaming from the opposite side of the room. There was another bed, another girl, another victim, another... "Us."