Something Gained

Chapter 37

I could hear my heart beating in my own ears, my eyes remained closed no matter how hard I tried to open them. I felt cold, and it felt like I was laying on cement. I could hear voices around me but I'm barley coming back into consciousness so I can't really tell what the conversation is about. 

"wait until she wakes up" a familiar voice spoke

I slowly moved my fingers, making sure they were still there. My eyelids still felt heavy but I began to force them open slowly. From the little I could see in front of me, I was in a dark room. The only light I could see was coming from an open door. I tried bringing my hands up to my face and realized they were tied, luckily they were tied in front of me so with the little strength I had I pushed myself up off of the ground and sat up. 

The room spun around me for a bit, I was so focused on gaining consciousness I hadn't realized the men standing next to me. 

"She's up sir" one of them spoke. I could hear my phone ringing but had no clue where it was. 

"Stand her up" he ordered, I felt the men grab onto my arms and pull me up "Damon Powers" he spoke into my phone 

I looked around, my eyes finally adjusting to the darkness. It looked like we were in a basement of sorts, I could see some stairs leading up to the open door that offered some light. Beside the light from that door there was a single light bulb right above me that was on. 

"I've been expecting your call" he wore an evil grin on his face, he was enjoying this

"Where is she?" it was so silent in here that I could hear Damon speaking on the other end of the phone

"She's right here, she just woke up from her nap" he turned to look at me, the grin hadn't disappeared from his face yet. He brought the phone up to my mouth for me to speak

"Dame?" I didn't know what else to say, I'm still trying to figure out what is happening right now

"Rachel are you okay?" I heard Damon yell through the phone as Price pulled it back to his ear

"Don't worry, I'm keeping her company" he pulled the phone away from his ear

"If you hurt her I swear-" he ended the call and laughed before turning to look at me again

"In the meantime, we'll have some fun" he walked up to me, bringing his face close to mine

There's no way I am going to let this dirtbag do anything to me. Without thinking I spat in his face, his head jolted back in surprise.

Suddenly my head shot to the side as his hand connected with my cheek. It stung. Tears began to form in my eyes but I couldn't give him any satisfaction so I held them back

"Bitch" he cursed in my face "let her stand on her own" he ordered, the men let go of my arms. I could barley hold up my bodyweight

He wrapped his hand around my neck, pinning my against the wall behind me.  I stared into his eyes as his grip got tighter

"Keep it up and I'll make sure he never sees you again" his lips were terribly close to mine, I pulled my head to the side trying to avoid them but this only angered him

He pulled me away from the wall suddenly and then slammed me against it. My back and head connected with the cement wall. Strong sharp pains ran down my spine, the back of my head began to throb. I shut my eyes trying to hold back the tears

He shoved me to the ground, the side of my face hit first. Having my hands tied up made it harder for me to try to catch myself. I pushed myself up and scooted myself to the wall, leaning against it. Price turned around and started walking towards the two men 

"I'll be right back" he made his way up the steps, glancing down at me with a smile on his face 

I have no clue why I'm here or what he plans to do with me, all I know is I can't die here. The two men stood at the bottom of the staircase, I'm assuming that's the only way in and out of this basement. For a few minutes everything was quiet, I just sat in silence feeling the throbbing pain from what Price had just done..but it wasn't long until he was back. This time, someone was with him. 

They walked down the steps, the other guy stayed at the bottom of the staircase. I couldn't tell who it was yet, while Price walked closer to me. 

"You are the key to breaking Powers" he began to speak "If I get rid of you, he will be vulnerable enough for me to get rid of him" he paced back and forth in front of me, probably expecting to see some sort of reaction from me

"get up" he ordered me, but I didn't move "I said get up!" his yell echoed in this empty room. He knelt down in front of me and looked me in the eyes, before slapping me again. This time it was harder, more power behind his abuse.

"Do as I say" he spoke between his teeth, obviously angry at the fact that I wasn't listening. I sat there, staring at him..if this is how I'm going to go, I'm going on my terms. He snapped his fingers and his minions came and lifted me up. His fist connected with my nose, warm blood began to slide down my nostrils. My head hit the wall behind me due to the force behind his punch, once again causing my head to throb. 

"For a while I didn't know how to get to you, but then the answer became clear" he continued from where he left off "I just needed to find someone close enough to you" he inched closer and closer to me 

"Luckily, I found the perfect person" his stupid grin once again appeared on his face. Just then the person that stayed behind started making their way to where we stood. My eyes tried focusing, only making my head throb more, until I finally realized who it was

"Drew?"