Hide and Seek

Chapter 14 - Torture

The judging room. I'm going to die, today is the day I'm going to die. I stood in front of the judging room doors. I'm going to die, they're going to kill me. They're going to break me here. I thought back on all the stories of the judging room I've heard, my heavy breathing overlapping my thoughts. I'm going to die here, this is it. I push the door open and they instantly pin me to the floor, restraining my movements. Is there a point in me struggling anymore? They lifted me up and tied me to a chair placing a gag over my mouth and blindfolding me. They're going to kill me, I'm not going to make it out of here alive, there's no way.

"Get in! Be quiet!" I heard the doors open followed by footsteps. They brought the batches in.

"Alright, this is your dear leader Delilah. Your only hope out. We want to show you all, that until you die, you don't have any chance of leaving this place. We will break Delilah over and over and you all will watch. You guys aren't leaving this place, we won't let it happen. We're doing this to make sure you all know you can't leave. This is what happens if you do." I know I'm going to die. There's no question. They're going to keep breaking me until I'm beyond repair.

I felt them rip the clothes off of me, they poured boiling hot water onto my exposed body. I whipped around in pain, my screaming muffled by the gag. I could hear the batches helpless screams, while watching me suffer.

"You have beautiful skin Delilah..." I felt a familiar blade run across my back, I felt the uncomfortable feeling of the blade smoothly cutting my skin with ease. I hated it, I hated them. I don't deserve this. They took scissors and violently pulled my hair cutting off long strands.

I don't remember a lot of what they did to me, but I remember the pain. When I woke up I was struggling to walk from the dizziness. They did a lot of physical damage and inflicted an immense amount of torment. I survived, I'm still alive. I couldn't believe it. I was sure they would've killed me right there and then but I'm still breathing. I went to the bathhouse and took my blood drenched clothes. It was awful. Every time I tried to take my shirt or pants off, my skin started to peal from the hot water they poured on me.

"ARG!" I yelled taking my garments off, the pain was excruciating.

I was in really bad shape, I had many deep bloody cuts, my skin was red and peeling. It was difficult to move. They should've just killed me instead. I got into the tub and my body was immediately immersed into water that prickled my body like small needles.

"Kshh ah!" I breathed forcefully through my teeth.

I shook my head, this is worse than playing hide and seek.