Tigers With Determination

Chapter 1

You hide so much behind that smile," the guard states. "Yet, even after countless punishments, you refuse to give in."

I look at the ground, smirking. There isn't really anything I can do chained up against this wall other than smile. They have taken everything from me. So why give them the satisfaction of seeing me broken? The guard's eyes glitter in the surrounding darkness of my cell. The stone wall is cold against my scared back, with the chains even colder against my skin.

"Hello? Valkarine? That's your name, right?"

I finally look up at him, keeping the smile plastered on my face. I have no reason to be in this universe anymore. So, no point dwelling on it.

"You think your gain power with that smile," the guard snapped. "Just answer the goddamn question!"

I keep my gaze locked with his eyes. I don't care anymore. I really don't. They shot my dog in front of my eyes. Stole me from my home. From my family. My dead family. All because they believe I have special abilities. If I had special abilities, I wouldn't still be in this cell. I wouldn't have let them whip me. I wouldn't of let them kill my family. Special abilities my fucking ass.

"How long do you think you can do this Valkarine? We are honestly giving up on believing you having ANY form of 'special powers'. You do know what happens when your useless right?"

I keep my gaze locked. I can see that its working. He is getting angrier. I'm not smirking as much anymore but rather keeping a straight face. I just want him to give up and leave.

"That's it! You think you're the one in 'power' here? Let me teach you a little something about 'power' girly," the guard hisses.

I follow his hand as he pulls the whip out from the holder on his cargo pants. I have seen this movement countless times with my time here. This moment is no different from the last. The guard walks over to me. His footsteps echoing on the concrete floor within my cold cell. I remain motionless, not giving him the satisfaction of seeing me squirm like a helpless animal. I feel his hands grasp onto my hips as he twists me around to face the wall. I oblign, as the more control I give him right now, the faster this will be over. I hear him grunt as he moves the chains around so I can't move from my position.

After a few moments there is only the sound of our breathing within the confined space.

"Remember girly, you got yourself in this situation, now I'm about to teach you not to do it again," he whispers into my ear. Before I know it, I feel an instant burning pain in my back. I hear another whoosh as the whip collides with my back again. Before I know it, my whole back feels like it has been set on molten fire. The fire getting hotter and hotter on my back the more and more the guard whips. My screams echo from my cell down the endless hallway. I always thought that by now I would be used to the pain. But it still feels the same as the first day I was whipped.

"Please! It hurts! Stop it!" I scream.

"So, she speaks aye? Well there is a first thing for everything," he responds sinisterly.

"please..." I whimper "please stop, I don't know the answer to your stupid question. Please, stop it."

The pain gets worse and worse. This is defiantly the worst session yet. My thoughts grow cloudy and I collapse to the ground. Unable to hold myself up anymore as the pain is unbearable. Indescribable.

"You think you can get out of it that easy? Huh! Oh no, I'm going to keep going in till I feel true joy. As today, you really pissed me off!"

I cry out in utter pain. The only thing holding me upright are the chains on my arms. I will never understand what I did to deserve this. I just want to die. Why wont they just kill me already? I feel my head start to pound. My eyes start growing heavy. Before I know it my mind blacks out and I fall unconscious.