Fear pricked as the silence around me weighed me down. It was past midnight and I was walking home from the public library across town. The library happened to stay open late, but I still had an hour walk. I was staying in a crappy hotel room until I found a better job, but I was still new to the town. I had hoped to use a computer at the library for a job search, but I found nothing that would pay enough to afford a better apartment.
At 18, my parents didn't help me at all. My dad died when I was 13 and my mother remarried when I was 16. Her new husband didn't really like me, nor did his daughter. My mom made her choice when she didn't stop me from leaving the house a few months ago. We didn't keep in contact.
The wind picked up around me and managed to turn the darkness into something more terrifying. I didn't like the silence. I was afraid of what monsters could lurk in the shadows.
Pulling out my phone, I played music through the speaker to rid of the silence, but it only seemed to make the silence around the area bigger and it felt as if whatever monsters lurked in the night could find me easier now. Alone, cutting through the empty park was a horrible idea.
Placing my phone back into my pocket, I sighed.
I was wearing a light pink tank top, jean shorts, and black high-tops. It had been a hot day, but now that it was dark and windy, I felt cold and goose-bumps covered my body. My dark brown hair whipped across my face and I smoothed my bangs down. I crossed my arms in front of my 34B chest and shivered.
Out of nowhere, I was shoved to the ground, pinned into the dirt face up. It was too dark for me to see who had knocked me down, but I could tell that he was male and much bigger than I was. At 5'3 and only 100 pounds, I couldn't defend myself against him, but I still struggled.
His hand covered my mouth while he leaned in real close to me. "Shh. It's okay, sweetheart." He flipped me over onto my stomach and pushed my face into the dirt so I couldn't scream. I could feel my shorts being pulled down so I thrashed about underneath him, but a forearm placed against my lower back held me in place. A sharp, stinging pain on my right hip made me tense. I continued to try to shake him loose, but I could feel my whole body slowly becoming heavy and exhausted.
When the only parts of me that I could move were my eyes and eyelids, my attacker raised himself from me and picked me up. I stared at his face as he carried me to a car in the distance, but the dim street lights in the parking lot didn't give me much clarity.
As he placed me in the passenger seat of his car and buckled me in, my head lolled to the side and I shut my eyes, feeling incredibly drained. I drifted off, unsure of what would happen to me.
***
As I felt myself gaining consciousness, I kept my eyes shut and turned over on what I could tell was a bed. My whole body felt heavy and I realized I had on no clothes, but I was under a thick sheet.
"Ah, so you're awake." A deep male voice spoke.
I clenched my eyes tight and tucked my head in. Fingers forcefully gripped my chin and yanked my head up. "There's no pretending, sweetheart. Now, sit up."
The man sitting on a chair before me was tall and lean, but I could see the muscles on his arms and knew he wasn't someone to fight with. His ashen blonde hair fell in his face, but I could still feel his deep brown eyes on me. He looked young and old at the same time, maybe he was 30 at the oldest. His skin in the yellow light looked tan and smooth. His stare, however, was not smooth, but hard.
"Did you hear me?"
Before he could continue, I started to sit up. My body cried for me to lie back down and go to sleep, but I fought the urge. Once I was all the way up, I grabbed the fallen sheet to cover myself with, but he snatched it away from me.
"Don't you dare cover yourself." He tossed the sheet to the end of the bed and I suddenly felt very cold.
He grabbed my chin again and tilted my face towards him."Hold still." He lifted a small flashlight and shined it in first my left eye and then my right. "Good girl." He switched the light back and forth a few more times before I couldn't help but shut my eyes and try to turn away. "It hurts..." I whimpered. My voice was hoarse and didn't feel like mine at all, as if I were sick.
"Your pupils look fine. Can you stand up?"
I shrugged. How should I know? "Stand up." He ordered. I leaned forward as I slid my feet to the floor. As I tried to get up, I reached out for anything to give me balance and it turned out to be his left arm, but I shyly used it anyway. I was dizzy and felt nauseous, but now was not the time to complain and beg to lie back down. Once fully standing, I moved my hands to cover the space between my hips.
A slap to my hands made me yelp and look up in surprise. "I told you not to cover yourself."
He placed his hands on my shoulders as he took me in, weighing me in his thoughts. His hands slid lower, over my breasts where I grimaced as he lightly squeezed them. "Very soft," he commented. His index fingers circled my nipples before quickly pinching my nipples. I bit my lip, but kept still. His hands went lower still and I began to hold my breath. His right pinky traced my belly button ring before his hands finally reached the apex of my thighs. As his fingers grazed my pussy, I turned my face away. "Look at me." I did as told and he raised his hand to my face, his middle finger pointed at my point. "Suck on it."
I shook my head, embarrassed and disgusted. Ignoring this, he attempted to stick his finger in my mouth and I clamped my mouth shut, resulting in me biting him.
"You little bitch!" He pulled away and slapped me hard, knocking me to the bed. My left cheek stung and ached and I was afraid to touch it. Yanking me back into standing position, he put his face up to mine. "Listen here: you are going to do as I say or I will punish you. Do you understand me?"