Previous chapter: "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"
I LOVE THIS SONG!! and thought it fit perfectly with the motivational speech Ellie gave the guys.
The spark set ablaze into a fire. I could feel the heat radiating off of me. Thankfully I learned to contain fires as well. Geeze, with my training you would have thought I was a secret agent. The smoke followed the way until I saw a hidden air vent. Nearly invisible. I quickly used my blanket to put out the fire. I followed through my air vent and took a deep breath. Stupid fear of enclosed spaces. The space was small. Hardly enough to fit me through it. I could feel the sweat dripping down, but when I looked, nothing was there. I stared ahead at the venting knowing what I had to do. I could feel my breathing pace rise just thinking about it. When I go through the vent, there is nothing else I can do. I can't come back out through the cell and if I get stuck, no one will notice. I will starve in there. My breathing pace just increased more at the thought. I took a breath in and out. But it is better than being with him. With that in mind, I broke the vent using a block of wood from my bunk and went through it.
Benjamin Daisly POV:
I woke up, still unsure what time it was. I did not hear any movement and knew she was asleep. I could smell the faint smell of smoke, probably nothing to it. She did not know how to escape, she is trapped in here with me. I can see the fear in her big blue eyes every day. They make them look prettier in a sense. I don't understand why she is mad at me, I did nothing to her. But I wanted to and I could finally do it. Today. I got off my bunk and went to hers, only to find it burnt to the ground and scattered everywhere. But she was gone. The bitch escaped. Or so she must have thought. Cause deep down we both know, it is impossible to escape from me.
"Soldier 954, wake up! I have the perfect idea!" I grinned yelling at the same time. It felt good to be in charge. It felt good to be in charge.
Elaina POV:
I continued to climb through the vents fearing for my safety. What if I got stuck there? Or worse? Panic was rising inside me, but nowhere near the amount I feel when I am near Ben. In fact, I guess I do have one thing to be thankful for, if it was not for Ben, I would not have the motivation to get out of the shithole. Thanks, asshole, but you are still an asshole. Ugh, his name sent shivers down my spine in an uncomforting way. But now he is trapped forever. I take in a deep breath and continue forwards. Until I feel a huge gust of wind blowing at me. I look ahead, craning my neck, to see a fan. Oh, Pretzels! This now. I look at the woodblock in my hand and consider jamming it there until I realize that if I took my hand off of the floor of the vent, I may collapse and there is not enough space for me to bring myself up. But either way I would be stuck. Just because you know one option is the most likely to get you out of a situation does not make it any less scary. In fact, it makes it scarier because either way there is a chance you could die and you do not know if you are going to die or survive. If you get stuck, the what-ifs come rolling around. Calm down Ellie I use the stupid nickname the boys gave me. The boys, they must have been sooo worried about me. I have grown to be like their sister and they are like my brother in just a few days. I miss both them and my family. I cannot die here. Dying here means ben wins, dying here means I never get to see the boys, Dying here I means I never get to see my mother, and dying here means I do not get to see one of Leo's rare smiles. Wait, wtf? Why am I thinking about Leo right now? With all those people in mind, I take the wood and jam it in the fan knowing if it is not thick enough the fan will churn it in my direction and I will have nothing left. I jam it in as hard as I can without touching the fan. IT WORKED!!!!! I do a mini-mental dance. THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE DANCING ELLIE, YOU ARE NOT OUT YET! YOU STILL HAVE TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET PAST THE FAN AND THE WOOD IS SLOWLY SLIPPING AWAY! SHIT! I hurry to the fan and quickly break it with one of my hands. It is luckily not that sturdy. After breaking it, the fan stops and it starts to get heated in here. I crawl over the fan (which hurts like hell!!! Do not recommend unless you are escaping a horrible fate) and continue through the vent. I have no idea how long I have been here, but then again, I have no idea how long I have been away from the boys for. After 10 minutes (and a lot of sweat), I finally make it out of the vent and end up in the kitchen. I see the boys over there (except Leo and Al) running their fingers through their heads worried. They are sickly thin and look like they have not eaten in days. Their skin is soo pale it is almost transparent. They have massive bags under their eyes. Their eyes that once held a spark and childishness to them now are a dull void. I hate seeing them like this, they look so broken and lost. Do I mean that much to them? Awwwwww. I decided now would be the perfect time to pull a prank on them. Yes, now of all times. It is good to be back boys! And you will regret getting me stuck in that shit hole! Phase 1: I sneak to the light switch and start turning it on and off. They are all shaking in fear.
"What is going on, Alec, Leo, quit pranking us!" Dylan screams. Yes Dylan is screaming.
"Have you any idea where Ellie is?" I noticed how Dylan did not call Alec and Leo by the nickname I gave them. He called them by their regular names.
I turn the lights off and quickly hide behind the boys, specifically Ace. I watch as Jay goes to the light switch to check it out. He comes back. Time for Phase 3. I jump on Ace's back and he shrieks like a little girl.
"Awwwww you guys missed me!! Also, why would I ever leave my hubby alone???" I yell at them. They all look at me in disbelief as though they cannot believe I am here, but none of them crack a smile at me. Not even Dyl.
"Dyl, Ace, Jay, Jade, what is wrong?" I ask scrunching my nose in confusion.
"You were gone for 3 days Elle, 3 FUCKING DAYS! YOU DID NOT TELL US WHERE YOU WERE GOING OR THAT YOU WERE LEAVING. WE WERE WORRIED OUT OF OUR MINDS FOR YOU! THEN YOU JUST COME HERE AND THINK EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY?????" Jade yells.
"Well, I got lost and ended up in a jail cell. I then escaped through a vent!" I squeal proud of my work and attempting to bring back the careless environment. (2020 author here, she vented lmfaooooooo sry I had to)
"How did you even find a vent? We used maximum technology. We are notorious for having the most un-breakable cells!" The guys scream.
"Easy I struck a fire out of the wood benches and followed the smoke!" I reply as the boys shake their head smiling.
"Only you Ellie!" They all say at the same time while squeezing me to death.
"Can't br-eath!" I wheeze. The boys widen their eyes then realize they are squeezing me too tight and let go.
"Dyl, why did you not use Lee and Al's nickname?" I asked, genuinely confused.
"It just did not feel right saying it without you. And damn girl we gotta get you a map!"
"Dyl, next time something like this happens, keep the nicknames. Think of it like a memory of me!" I wink.
"Nuh-uh there won't be a next time!" Dyl shakes his head.
"You and I both know you cannot promise that, Dyl," I respond by standing on my tiptoes and messing with his hair. I hear Dyl sigh knowing I am right. Just then, Lee and Al walk in with a hurt expression on their faces.
"I hate you, you bitch!" is the last thing I hear from Lee before the world turns black.
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I slowly open my eyes. I try to move my hands to wipe my face awake, but they feel as though they are tied down! My eyes jolt open at the realization only to realize I am chained to a wall. The six boys are staring at me with hatred so immense that I flinch. I am in the torture room, Lee has a bat and he looks ready to kill. None of those is what makes tears stream down my eyes. No, as soon as I take one look at the hatred in Lee's eyes, it makes me feel as though my world has ended.
Fuck I think as I try to prevent the tears from falling down, but I cannot. I am too weak.
"Welcome to hell, Elaina." I flinch at the name and the bitterness from Lee's mouth.
I was curious so not including this chapter, my average word count is 1150 words approx. The total amount of words I have written (again not including this chapter and my author's note) is around 15,000!!!! (I have been writing more and more. I started off writing 600 words, but now generally write closer to 1,000 words per chapter. I am hoping to write even more and make the chapters longer, but I don't want them to be too long or it feels more forced. That is just my experience as a reader. I am an avid reader and keep reading through wattpad. If I see a good concept I might include it (no plagiarism tho) like I may take some of the personality or the fact that she has an obsessive feature or something from someone else, but it is an idea NOT PLAGIARISM! I do give credit to those who I take from more or less directly (ex. Kayla with the joke about gravity), but I like to keep my work original :D
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