She just sat between the two huge men. She was counting, the bumps, the number of turns they had made. If there was any possibility she was going to escape she needed to have a way home. She counted , trying not to worry, trying not to blame herself, but yet again, wasn't it her fault.
After a long while, they finally got there. Her heart pounded in her ear. The car had come to a stop. She tried to breath but it seemed harder than normal,palms sweatier as they pulled her out of the car.
"If you survive this, you'll live." One of the men said. That makes no sense. How can I survive this. Her thoughts screamed in her head.
They led her in. She heard of old rusty metal. That have been the door or gate, she wasn't sure. It was cold and she shivered a bit from the sudden change in temperature. It smelt horrible, like expired something. Something like rotting meat. She couldn't put her nose on the other smell. But it was strong and unpleasant. She heard never smelt anything like it.
It was darker than outside,stuffy and had a sickening feeling to it. They had dragged her down a few corridors and pathways until they suddenly halted.
Where they stood sounded empty and small. The bag suddenly came off and she saw it.
At first, she didn't realize what she was looking at but as her eyes adjusted to the dark. She noticed the thick solid bars aligned in a straight line and an empty room behind it.
"A cell?" She looked around." A cell! I'm a prisoner? This doesn't mak.." She was cut short.
One of them opened it's door using a small key and as the other threw her in.
" Shut up. No groaning. No noise." They shouted like a chorus.
" What about food?" She said fearfully.
" Once in a day ." They untied her and locked her in .
" Hey! What about my family? Hey,hey..." They just walked away. They're trying to starve you. One meal per day! Don't they know I'm an adolescent. I need food. She kept thinking about ways to escape but nothing came to mind.
Surprisingly,she didn't shed a tear. In a situation like this anyone would have broken down, both mentally and emotionally. In dire situations normally losing hope and giving up was a better option. She however just sat on what resembled a bed and sighed.
She kept fiddling with her bracelet. The night was cold or most likely the old blanket wasn't warm enough. Her stomach grumbled in complain. She prayed that they weren't serious about the one meal per day thing.
She suddenly heard footsteps. Numerous footsteps. It was heading towards her direction. She watched as the men came back barely being able to see. They opened the cell opposite her's and threw someone in.
As she took a closer look, she realized that it was not one but two people. Her sisters were right there. Their parents were thrown in the cell next to hers.
She felt a wave of relief washing over her. There safely was all that mattered to her.
"Are....are you guys okay?" Her voice was low, almost like a soft whisper.
"Who said that? Devon?" Maddie replied timidly. Her voice was shaky,her breathing heavy and irregular. She was absolutely terrified.
"It's me." She began." Everything is going to be alright. Okay?" Her voice was melodic, it's tone comforting. The reassurance that it held brought a bit of hope in their hearts.
"I'm scared. I don't wanna stay here. I wanna go home." Annah cried.
"Ssh ssshhh." Her mind raced to the guards warning. No noise.
"I know you're scared. I understand but I need you to be strong, " she paused "be strong for me, okay sweetie?"
Her voice so motherly and sweet,managed to calm their nerves . She knew Maddie was terrified too but tried to hide it for Anna's sake.
"Okay." She had managed to calm down. Silence became prominent for a while." What do you think they're going to do to us?" Maddie finally inquired, cutting the silence in half.
Only the stifled breathing of their parents could still be heard.
"I don't know." She finally responded. No one knew. They just had to hope.