♡ A PRISON IN A PRISON ♡
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♡ MARIAN ♡
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The house was quiet.
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Usually, the mansion maintained the suffocating silence broken only by occasional hustle bustle and men shouting orders in Italian, the heavy thud of boots, or the engines of black SUVs leaving the courtyard.
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But today, the silence was different. It felt vast and empty. It felt like I was the only living thing left inside the building.
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I waited by the bedroom door, my ear pressed against the wood for a solid ten minutes. Nothing, there was no footsteps. No conversations.
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Slowly, I turned the knob and tiptoed out of the room. My chest felt tight, anxiety settling right in my belly. I looked around the hallways, expecting Damien to materialize out of the darkness like the monster he was, but there was no one.
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It wasn't until I reached the glass double doors of the main entrance that I spotted any sign of life. A guard stood outside on the porch. When I cautiously peered through the glass, his head snapped toward me. He stared at me like I was some weird, annoying insect disturbing him on his duty.
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I stood, waiting for him to bark an order at me to get back inside.
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Instead, he just blinked, looked away, and adjusted the strap of his rifle. He looked like he didn't give two shits what I did, as long as I wasn't actively setting something on fire.
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Good. Perfect, actually.
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If they were going to be incompetent, I was going to take full advantage of it.
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I spun around and sprinted down the lower east wing toward the one room I had been dreaming, the weapon room.
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I burst through the door, my eyes widening at the amount of metal. It was terrifying. I ran to the corner and grabbed a duffel bag.
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My hands wrapped around the handle of a massive machete. I lifted it, weighing it in my hands. Why on earth did they have swords? God, I hoped they hadn't actually tortured people with this medieval weapons, but given Damien’s track record, I wouldn't put it past him. Regardless of how creepy it was, it was a weapon. I dumped the heavy tool into the bag. To my surprise, the bag seemed almost bottomless, swallowing the blade completely.
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I grabbed a black handgun from the rack. I didn't know how to turn off the safety, and I didn't know how many bullets were inside, but holding it made me feel a little less helpless.
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It was better to point a gun at your attacker than have your hands up in the air with nothing related to protection.
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I tossed it in. Next came a smaller pocket knife, a pair of shears, and a couple of ammunition magazines that looked like they might fit the gun. I kept dumping items inside until the bag grew heavy. I lifted it by the straps, testing the weight.
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It was a burden, but it wasn't too heavy to prevent me from running.
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I scurried back up to the bedroom, putting off the oversized gown Martini had bought me. I pulled on the black gym outfit.
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I slung the heavy duffel bag over my shoulder and ran down the stairs. My mind was a scrambling, chaotic mess as I approached the front exit. I pushed past the glass doors, braced for the guard to tackle me. I literally walked right through the front gate, and not a single soul stepped forward to stop me from leaving.
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Even the man that had been there before was nowhere to be found.
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What happened to everybody? Where did they go?
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I wasn't going to wait around to find out. If Damien was out doing devil things with his mafia crew, this was my golden window.
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My feet hit the pavement outside the compound. I didn't stop to breathe in the fresh air, nor did I take a moment to celebrate my sudden freedom.
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No, I immediately looked around, trying to make sense of my surroundings, and my heart sank. Every single house on this block looked alike. Massive estates surrounded by high concrete walls and security cameras. The street was wide, pristine, and completely devoid of life. It looked like a luxury ghost town.
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With no way of knowing which direction was the right one, I chose a path at random and just ran.
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I ran like my life depended on it, because again, technically, it did.
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The bag banged against my hip with every stride.
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I sprinted for blocks, the adrenaline burning in my throat. But the further I ran, the more unfamiliar the scenery became. This wasn't the same road I had ended up on when I escaped the last time.
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I hit the very end of the block, and my feet skidded to a halt. My eyes widened in horror as the reality of my situation crashed down on me.
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The last house on the block was backing a vast sea. Waves crashed violently against the steep rocky barrier just beyond the road. I turned around, looking left and right.
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Water. Water everywhere. There was nowhere to go, absolutely nowhere for me to hide.
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Panic flooded my system. My breath came in shallow wheezes. I pulled my inhaler from my jacket pocket, took a desperate puff, and forced myself to think. I couldn't go back. If I went back, Damien would probably lock me in a cage this time or maybe take me into the torture chamber.
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I looked at the massive estate sitting at the edge of the water. Someone lived here. If I could just get inside, I could beg them to use their phone, or hide me until the coast was clear. There was no way in hell they wouldn't try to help a desperate girl fleeing for her life.
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I needed to look the part. I needed to look like a victim who had just escaped lunacy.
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I grabbed the hem of my gym top, twisting it and tearing at the seams as quickly as I could to create a believable look of suffering. Then, I reached into my duffel bag and pulled out the handgun. I closed my eyes, braced myself, and smacked my own jaw with the metal handle.
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“Ow, Fuck!” I shrieked, dropping to my knees as blinding pain exploded behind my eyes. Tears pricked my eyelids instantly.
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"Agh, no, no, no.”
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How on earth do people do this stuff in the movies? Self-inflicted injury was absolutely not the way out. It hurt way too much, and I was pretty sure I had just chipped a tooth.
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I rubbed my jaw, groaning. Ffine, I would just have to cry believably.
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My breathing was already making the whole performance come together naturally. I rubbed my eyes with the palms of my hands, forcing them to look red and irritated. Satisfied that I looked traumatized, I scrambled to my feet, rushed up to the security gates of the estate, and pressed the intercom button profusely. over and over.
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It took a agonizingly long minute, but finally, the front door of the house swung open.
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"Help, I've been kidnapped!" I wailed, throwing my body against the iron bars of the gate, banging my hands aggressively against the metal.
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"Please, help me. Someone is trying to kill me!" I yelled.
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The person walked down the path toward the gate.
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The wailing stopped. My hands froze on the iron bars.
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It was Boris.
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He was wearing a casual black t-shirt, staring at me with a look of utter, deadpan exhaustion.
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Fuck.
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and then Add to home screen.