Dark Facade

chapter...6

The worst moment is when you have to beg yourself to stop crying and tell yourself to be strong~ Satavisa Sakar

It's been ten days or more, I don't know anymore I can't really tell my cage has no windows. He put me in an underground bunker that had a king sized bed, a claw foot tub in the corner and transparent bulletproof screen that allowed him to watch me. Who knew Fallen Woods had five star enclosures. 

The room had cameras everywhere, I was guessing he was documenting how long it would take for me to loose my mind. But in his words it was for my 'protection'.I lay in bed staring at the concrete ceiling wondering if anyone had a lead to where I was. I hope Stephan is okay he, probably got scared and ran away, I wouldn't blame him if he did.

I felt my eyelids get heavy and I was knocked out. Some where in the night I felt like I was being watched. I wanted to jerk myself out of bed but my muscles felt stiff like I was paralysed.Slowly I opened my eyes and at the side of the bed was Theo staring at me with a dazed look on his face. His finger running up and down my arm

"What the fuck did you do to me?", I manage to speak out.

"Just a little anaesthetic to keep you still, the cops are starting to look for you and your boyfriend."

A spark of hope lit, maybe someone will find me. But why doesn't he look stressed.

"Oh sweet Jane, they will never find you, in fact your parents have presumed your dead and  think that your psychotic boyfriend killed you."

My blood was boiling but at the same time I was shocked that my parents gave up on me. Tears threatened to fall but I stayed strong.

"Theo please don't do this, just tell me who is after me and I'll tell the police" desperation laced in my voice.

He laughed shaking his head.

"The police? Jane the police are a bunch of puppets, I let you out of here and who ever is after you will kill you and when your parents find out why you were killed they will have the coroner say it was an accident to protect their reputation."

He stood up, kissed my forehead and looked me in the eyes.

"There is so much you don't know but I can protect you from your parents terrible past, but you have to give me time."

He walked away slowly melting into the dark void as I laid there confused and pain clinging to my heart.

What could my parents have done to have someone is target me? Who really was Theo? Who was I? What made me so special to him that he would kill my boyfriend and keep me hostage.

I felt the numbness fading away and I started to move my toes. I closed my eyes tight hoping this was just some sick nightmare I was stuck in and I couldn't wake up.I sighed ,defeated. This was all real, maybe I was being punished my the universe. I slowly drifted back to bed making a small prayer that this was not how I would end.

I woke up the usual time when Theo would bring me food and something to wear for the day. He slid the food and a dress into the small door.I picked up a wooden chair and threw it at the glass screen but it barely made a crack. I screamed at him and started banging on the screen. Well I guess I've lost it now, no, more like frustrated. 

"I hope they find me before I kill you Theo." I spat at him.

"Jo have some fucking breakfast before it gets cold" he said calmly unfazed by my barbaric behaviour.

He sat down in a chair facing me and ate his breakfast. I picked up my food and  sat on the floor pathetically. Today he made me a  sunny side up with avocado and toast with a smoothie, my mother made this for me everyday before I went running. Now every time I look at it I gag.

"So are you going to tell me what my parents have done to make someone want to hurt me?" I finally broke the silence.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you maybe you will find out soon, I left you some books to keep you company" he stood up and walked back upstairs.

I looked around the room after taking a bath, for the first time I saw a vent leading to God knows where but it was better than sitting around.I took the books and used them to hoist my myself up. I removed the metal screens and started to crawl through the vent.It wasn't as dusty but it was cold. I could feel the wind blowing in my direction so I guess that's where the exit is.

By the time I reached the end I checked if there was any movement. After two minutes I pushed out, I found my self in a long hallway.I didn't recognise where I was but I had a feeling it was the old mansion everyone was afraid to go to. I went left, walking cautiously in case Theo was still around.I found myself in a living room filled with mannequins wearing old costumes like it was a party.

"What the fu-". Before I could finish my sentence I felt warmth behind me, instead of checking who it was,I made a run for it.

I felt my leg being grabbed causing me to fall and hit my head on the table. I tried to kick him but he sat on my thighs. With a free hand I punched him in the ear making him lose balance and  made a run for it.

"Knock it off Jane!" he screamed at me but I kept running. I opened lots off doors looking for an exit, when I opened a doors foul smell hit me like paint thinner. 

I was horrified as to what was inside. It was Sebastian's head stuck to a mannequin body. I tried to scream but  Theo covered my face with a cloth, knocking me unconscious. I woke up with a jolt and I was sitting on a chair with my hands and legs bound.

Theo sat in front of me his eyes never living me.

"I need to explain please" He said but I was so disgusted.

"You freak!" I spat at him.

"The head is fake okay, I made it the days when your fucker of a boyfriend and his friends would bully me." He confessed living me silent.

"And the fucking mannequins?" 

"Were my mothers, look my childhood wasn't that great okay my father would always be somewhere in Bali with one of his co workers  and my mother would go crazy each day so she would use the mannequins when she made clothes. I was planning to move them to the attic."

"We have been friends for fucking 6 years and now is when you want to tell me, seriously Theo. None of this looks crazy to you"

"You'll understand someday okay, let me protect you."

He stands up and kisses my head softly before injecting me with tranquilliser. He carried me to the bed and laid me down gently but I refused to look at him.

"I really am sorry Jo"