I stood there, chained up, for a month, my only company the darkness.
It nearly drove me insane.
Not to mention the silence.
I had gotten so used to the darkness, that when the door opened, I closed my eyes because the light hurt.
When my eyes adjusted enough for me to see, I saw who had opened it.
My mom.
At first I thought I was hallucinating.
She approached me with a set of keys in her hand.
She quickly unlocked the shackles and I groaned as I put my arms down.
"What are you doing? Why did you let me go?" I asked.
"Go. Get back to real life. Find your fiancé."
"But why-"
"You really thought you'd escape?" My dad's voice boomed.
He appeared in the doorway and approached us slowly.
I inconspicuously grabbed the pocket knife out of my pocket.
He slapped my mom.
"Why did you let her go?!" He snapped.
"It wasn't right! She-" he slapped her again.
"She got what she wished for."
He punched her and I snuck up behind him.
If I got what I wanted in this life...
Bigger knife bigger knife bigger knife. I thought.
Sure enough, the little pocket knife turned into a huge knife.
I smiled.
"Fuck you." I said after he slapped her again.
I plunged the knife into his chest.
He collapsed onto the ground.
My mom smiled and hugged me as the basement got brighter and the shackles disappeared.
She handed me a knife and smiled.
"Go." She said gently.
"I wish my real mom were like you." I said, blinking back tears.
"I know. But, in a few years you'll get a step mom."
"I will?"
"Yeah. Mr. Jacobs'll meet this amazing woman and marry her."
I smiled, a few tears spilling out of my eyes.
"Thank you." I hugged her one last time before cutting all over my arms and finally my wrist.
The basement faded away and I was looking at the inside of my eyelids.
I opened my eyes quickly, to see Page in my arms.
She just looked at me in awe for a few minutes before tackling me and kissing all over my face.
I was disoriented to say the least, but laughed and kissed back when her lips were brought to mine.
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Careful What You Wish For
General FictionGrace's life is crappy. Her parents fight constantly and couldn't care less about her. She deals with depression and being suicidal and an addict. The only good thing in her life is her girlfriend, Page. After her 17th birthday, she wishes for a bet...
