His Dark Obsession

6. An Attempt

that someone would see me, or that the monster himself would realise that I was missing, ate up at me. My arms were beginning to ache too, but soon I had the key. I sent a silent prayer of thanks to the goddess, although I wasn’t sure if she was watching out for me… I took one final glance back down the hall before I slipped out into the now pouring rain. I was going to be safe. —– Three hours had passed, and I was lost. I didn’t know where I was and without my phone, I had nothing to guide me, they would know I was missing by now. Would someone come after me? Tears burned at the thought of the monster I was given to. Like I was nothing more than a piece of property. I wouldn’t go, I wouldn’t let him take me. Betrayal washed through me; how could they do this to me? My knuckles were white, my nails digging into my hand, threatening to break through my tender skin as I gripped the steering wheel with all my might. My hands were clammy and a bead of sweat rolled down the back of my neck as fear perfumed from my pores while I tried to navigate the roads. Rain battered down on the windshield, making visibility extremely difficult, and I was straining to see past the hood of the car. The wipers were moving as fast as they could, but it did nothing to help see the road ahead. “Please come on…” I whispered, peering out at the darkness. The road was narrow, winding around the bend of the hilly, rocky side. One wrong move and my car would go hurtling down the side of this very mountain.  How far was I? Would they find