Where Am I?
Your eyes are open but why can't you see? Is it just dark in here? Why does your head ache? What is going on?
Your hand bumps into something...
What is this? A candle? Is there match? A lighter? Is this metal? Is it a flashlight? Does it have batteries?
A dim light floods into the room...
Where are you? Lotion? Soap? Is that a toilet? A bathtub? Are you in a bathroom? What is that smell? Is it urine? Shit? A mixture of the two? Why is the floor so sticky? Is that blood?
You stand slowly...
Oh God, who is that?
It's just your reflection...
Is that really you? Why do you look so thin? Are you really that pale? What is this?
There is a bruise covering your left eye...
What happened to you? How did you get here? What is going on?
It hurts to move...
Why does your entire body ache? Why are you wet?
You are bleeding in several places...
Why are you so dirty? How did you get these wounds? What is that stuff matted into your hair?
You've been beaten...
Did you piss yourself?
Yes...
How long have you been here? What time is it?
Your stomach growls...
Where is your watch? Your cell phone? Your car keys? Your purse?
Everything is missing...
What happened to your clothes? Why are they ripped? Does it hurt between your legs? Were you raped?
Yes...
Where the hell are you? How do you get out? Are there any windows?
No windows...
Are there any doors?
Just one...
Is it unlocked?
No...
What the fuck? Can you think back? What's the last thing you remember?
Dinner...
Where did you go?
Applebee's...
What did you last masticate?
Shrimp and steak with spumoni for dessert...
Who were you with?
That guy.
What guy? Who was he?
The guy from OKCupid.com...
Do you get it now, you dolt? Do you understand what's going on?
Oh, God...
What do you remember about him? What did he look like?
Brown hair and blue eyes...
What was he wearing?
A Polo shirt and khakis...
What did he drive?
A sporty looking car...
Where did he say he worked?
A cemetery...
What was his name? Do you remember his name?
Shane...
What is the last thing you remember?
Walking to his car...
Then what happened?
You gave him a hug goodnight...
Then what?
His evil smile, then pain in the back of your head...
Is that when the blackness came? What have you done? What have you gotten yourself into?
Your mom warned you about this...
Why didn't you listen? Wait, what is that you hear?
Footsteps...
Who is that?
It has to be him...
What is that noise?
A key in the lock...
The door swings open with a loud bang; what do you see?
The machete...
Oh my God, is this the end?
The light from the flashlight flickers off...
Who is that laughing?
It's him....
Who is that screaming?
It's you...
This story was written in response to the January 2011 Writing Contest on The Muses Within Forum. My story was chosen as the winner. Yay me!!
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