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I turned back to take the last glance of the hell I was living in, The big dark house that i was trapped in with a nightmare that had ruined all my dreams.

I don't know how long i've been running, I couldn't feel my legs anymore, unable to catch a breath I immediately started coughing,"I made." I expressed, still trying to breath.

I knew that simply escaping the house wasn't enough. I needed to reach the police station to feel truly safe. I had to ensure that he would never catch me again. After a few minutes of catching my breath, I gathered my strength and determination and started to run again. Each step felt heavier than the last, but I pushed forward, knowing that my life depended on it.

After what seemed like an eternity of running, I had finally reached the city, but it all felt so strange and unfamiliar. The bustling streets were overwhelming, and I felt like a lost soul among the sea of strangers. Now, I was walking down dimly lit alleyways, desperately trying to find a police station or any safe place to stop. But the farther I went, the quieter and more confusing the surroundings became.

The strange looks of the people that were walking by added to my anxiety as if they all were on some drugs or something. I was now feeling unsafe now that i was unprotected. I tried to change my direction, To get to the downtown but i soon realized that I was lost.

As I turned into an alley, hoping it would lead me to the main street, my heart stopped for a moment, and my breath held in my chest. My eyes widened with fear as I saw a familiar car at the bottom of the alley, now speeding towards me. Panic surged through me, and I knew I couldn't let myself be caught again. Without thinking, I turned around and dashed back the way I came.

Running as if I had two extra legs as I darted through alleys. my heart pounding so loudly I felt like it would come out of my mouth while I ran through the unfamiliar streets but there was no time to think, only to run, run for my life.

My heart sank as I rushed and turned into another alley, only to find it was a dead-end. Panic surged through me, and I quickly turned back, hoping to find another way out. But it was more then too late; the car had already closed off the entrance, blocking any possible escape.

I watched to my horror as the monster I was fearing the most got out of the car in rage, pulling Yumi along with himself while aiming a gun beside her head. her tears were all over her face and a few deep wounds on her body. as if he had tortured her the whole day.

"Lisa!" He yelled and i felt my whole body explode with panic by his voice.

"Leave me alone." I yelled back bursting into tears.

"No have no way out why don't you fucking get it Lisa, get in the fucking car." He yelled now pushing Yumi to the ground like a dog.

"And you, Count yourself lucky, that I put up with you for as long as I have" He said still pointing his gun at her while she was crying her heart out on the ground.

"You already lost your life the moment you fucking help her escape." He shouted.

She screamed immediately."Stop!" I screamed as I ran towards them both.

Tom turned and the gun was now pointed at me causing me to stop in my tracks; skidding a little causing me to slip and having to put out my hands to balance myself.

Tom suddenly realized he had the gun pointed at me and dropped it to the ground "Lisa get in the car" He yelled at me before turning back to Yumi.

"I wanted you to look at..ME. I wanted you to kiss ME. I wanted to be the one in your arms while you sleep...Why not me..Why her. Why don't you love me why her." She screamed crying. It was the first time I had seen her raise her voice at him, and even Tom seemed taken aback by her outburst.

"I have no love for anyone." he yelled, His voice filled with anger and bitterness. I quickly ran to Yumi. I was close to her now, I had my arms around her, trying to protect her.

"Move aside Lisa, I don't want to hurt you" He said anger clear in his voice.

"Don't hurt her!" I screamed back at him.

"She help you fucking escape, I should have done this a long time ago"

"I wanted to run off so that I won't see your fucking face again! You make me sick, Tom!" I exclaimed, my voice filled with rage along with tears that was flowing down from my eyes.

For a moment, his eyes stared at me with disappointment, but it quickly transformed into rage. He raised the gun once again, and my heart skipped a beat. I swallowed hard, trying to clear my dry throat, the fear gripping me like a vice.

I tried to grab Yumi and bring her to her feet so we could run but she just lied on the dirty ground, and crying her heart out like mothers do when they lose a child or husband.

"No, no, no get up Yumi, come on, come on" I said frustrated, trying to bring her to her feet. But suddenly Tom grabbed a hold of my wrist and pulled me from Yumi.

But not only moments later, my ears filled with the sound of gunshots, In horror, I watched him shooting her twice in her chest.

"YUMI" I screamed as loud as I could, gasped as her body only inches from mine.

She gurgled a little before collapsing to the floor; finished. I screamed before slowly beginning to scramble back to Yumi's dead body, my hands shaking as i grabbed her lifeless body to my arms, wishing that somehow, this nightmare would end.

"Y..Yu..Y" I couldn't speak, my words were coming out as mumbled stutters.

I watched as she took her last breath in my arms, her eyes staring at me with pain and wonder. wonder of what Tom saw in my face that she did not had. wonder of why she was killed by the man she loved the most in her whole life.

my tears were falling down on her face, knowing that her death was my fault. I should've never brought her to this, I should've known...I should've known better.

It wasn't long till Tom was by me again, grabbing at me, always grabbing at me, always dragging me around.

He grabbed my hand to lift me up but I threw my hand away from him immediately "You... bitch!" I screamed at him, getting onto my feet myself to push him hard in the chest "How could you do that!" I screamed at him, tears running down my face at just witnessing a death of another, a cold blooded death "You killed her!" I screamed again pushing him hard before going to punch him.

But then i felt my feet getting numb again, slowly falling down to my knees as he stood still. I cried loudly as trying to catch a breath while my heart was pounding out of my chest.

"It's all your fault lisa. You should've never ran away. hope this is a good warning, because next time, you'll be the one on the ground." He said, now with his cold expression while kneeling down beside me.

I felt Tom's hand rest on the side of my face and he rubbed his thumb underneath my eye pulling it back to reveal some blood. I gasped in fear.

"Shouldn't have gotten so close" Tom said before pulling me up on his shoulder and throwing me into the front seat.

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he roughly pushed me into his dark room, The room I thought i had escaped for good. The room i would no longer see Yumi, settling on the edge of the bed and smoking a cigarette.

He threw me hard onto his bed, his body against mine as he grabbed my face tightly into his big hands.

"Darling.. if you try to ran off again, I'll fuck you so hard that you won't be able to claim your body as your own again." He hushed to my ears and i felt cold shiver running down my spine." You got it?" He threatened, His voice calm, cold like and ice.

I slightly nodded in fear, unable to speak. Still in shock of what had happened an hour earlier and He placed his warm tongue on my skin, licking the little blood that was on my cheek.

"Good." He said in a whisper before pushing himself to the other side of the bed, grabbing my numb body into his big arms and pushing me more into his embrace, getting ready to sleep.

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