Hannah

The three bastards

Running through the woods, wind rushing in my ears, tree branches grab at me from all angles, leaving deep cuts and bruises. The thing is I have no idea what or who I'm running from. All I remember from before is taking the short-cut way to my house through the woods. I heard rustling in the bushes, I started walking faster. It happened again so I started running and the damn thing started chasing me! Let's just say I am never taking this short-cut ever again. Or maybe next time all I need to do is bring someone along that I can trip and outrun. But right now all I need to do is focus on not getting caught by this-whatever it is. My legs hurt like hell! I've never run this fast for this long! I wonder how much longer I can go before my legs give up on me. I turn to see if I can see what is chasing me but the branches are so low that I can't see a damn thing! All of a sudden the ground rushes up to meet me and I topple and start rolling down a hill. Shit! Shit! Shit! Is all that I can think right now. I don't even know what is happening! Am I still running? I'm moving. I can feel my legs moving but it doesn't look like I'm running. It looks like I'm in a barrel. Am I still rolling? I finally come to a stop. I lay on my back looking up at the small trees. Where am I? Then I realize what I'm doing. Trying not to die! I get back on my feet and keep running. I'm not sprinting this time because I'm cradling my arm and I'm limping. It becomes hard for me to run every step I take. I feel drugged! I hear rustles behind me as I slow down. Am I going to die? Is this the end? Is this going to be how I go? I finally stop altogether and think about how I wasted 15 years of my life. I'm going to be reported as a missing person and then my dead body will get found in the woods a few days. I'm surprisingly calm about the whole situation. I feel sleepy, maybe I am drugged. I lay down. As my heartbeat slows down the adrenaline wears off and I begin to feel everything. My back is sore, my legs feel numb, my arm hurts when I move it, and I've got scrapes all over my body. I feel so sick. I'm hurting so much that I can barely hear the ringing in my ears. But when I notice it, it is the only thing I can grasp. The ringing suddenly stops when someone sticks their face in my face. I sit up quickly but bump heads with the other person. I then blackout.

~A few hours later~

When I open my eyes I'm in a room it has cement walls and cold cement flooring. I look around to see if there's anything else. I spot a huge two-doored wooden door. I curl up in a ball and realize my clothes are all torn up. I squeeze myself tighter to create more heat because I'm shivering. A few minutes later the big wooden door opens and three men stand in the doorway. "Who are you?" I ask sitting up and hugging my knees to my chest.

¨Hannah its so nice to finally meet you!¨ The one in the middle said. He had blonde curly hair and was very tall. I am tall but he was very tall.

¨How do you know my name?¨ I say standing up and walking towards him.

He looked at the guy to his right ¨Hey you gave me the correct name this time! I like to know the name of my prey.¨ A grin crept onto his face as he looked at me. ¨A little angry much?¨ He said as I swung my arm back to hit him. As fast as lighting he stuck his arm out just in time to grab my arm to prevent me from hitting him. His smile grew bigger.

¨What the hell?¨ I said. How did his hand move so fast? ¨HEY MAN WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?¨ I yelled at him. I jerked my arm back and put it to my side.

¨Im sorry, how could I be so rude? My name is Evan, this here is Noah,¨ He pointed to the guy on this right. ¨This is Max.¨ He pointed to his left. ¨Say hi boys.¨

¨Hi boys!¨ Noah said erupting into a giggle.

Evan slapped Noah in the back in the head. Then smiled sweetly smiled at me and said, ¨Dont mind him.¨

I saw a chance to run so I jumped between Max and Evan and ran. I turned left down a hallway and kept turning when I had to. I had no idea where I was going. My sense of direction is pretty okay so I know that now... IVE GONE INTO A CIRCLE!?!? What? How? I looked around me trying to find those freaks. How do only three of then live in this huge place? Why did the asshole call me prey? How did he move so fast? Is he on steroids?? Are they gay? Questions circled my mind while also trying to think of what to do. My mind was full of chaos.

Then two hands grabbed each of my arms. I looked back and saw Noah and Max holding my arms back. ¨LET ME GO YOU BASTARDS!¨ All of a sudden out of nowhere Evan pops in front of me out of nowhere. I look up at him ¨You bat-shit crazy piece of shit!¨ The next thing I know I'm on the ground with him on top of me bashing my head into the floor. 

~The next morning~

I woke up again, but this time in a bed. My head was throbbing. I touched the back of my head feeling bandages. Then the memories flooded me like a tsunami. The last I remember is the asshole slamming my head into the ground. I threw the blankets off me. The beds color was a reddish tone because of the sun seeping through the red curtains above the bed. I stood up next to the bed. I put my hands out infront of me and tried to navigate to the door. I couldn't really see anything because it was pitch black besides the sun lit bed. It must be early morning. I thought. I finally reached the door after bumping into a few things. I put my hand on the door knob and turned it. Bright light shined in my eyes. Shit! I thought as I rubbed my eyes. I let my eyes edgust to the sudden change in light and started walking forward. 

"Goodmorning Sleeping Beauty!" A familiar voice called out. 

Great, I thought. Its the asshole!  "Hey asshole! Can you remind me what your name is again?" I called out. He was sitting at the head of a very long table with food all along the table. There was a chair on the opposite end of him, I assumed for me. 

"Evan." He smiled, "Take a seat princess." He gestured toward the chair on the opposite side of the table. 

"PRINCESS!? Who the hell do you think you are?" I crossed my arms, but it didn't feel the same. I looked down and saw a white night gown on me. "DID YOU UNDRESS ME!?!" I screamed at him. 

I ran over to him. He stood up. I started beating his chest like a bongo. He took my hands in his and brought them to his lips. "It's okay princess, you have a beautiful body." 

My face flushed and I got butterflies in my stomach. No one has ever told me that. I thought. I suddenly pulled my hands back to shield my face from him seeing me smiling.