Twilight Hollow

A work in progress as always.  Hopefully I'll be able to update some more soon.

“Shut up!” came a fierce voice in her ear.  The girl’s protests were cut off as a wad of cloth was forced into her mouth.  Now the attacker pinned her down with a knee to the small of her back.  Renee struggled furiously against him, desperate to free herself.  The pressure on her back subsided, but before the girl found a chance to scramble away, the man turned her onto her back and withdrew a knife.  He pointed the blade at her throat menacingly.  “Enough.  Stop this nonsense or I might decide I’ve had enough of you,” he announced in a deadly whisper, drawing the cold blade across the woman’s neck.

Renee’s eye’s widened in fear, her gaze moving quickly between her attacker’s face and his weapon.  His grey eyes pierced her as he shook with rage.  Holding the blade between his teeth, he pinned her down once more.  Swiftly his hands moved around her, grabbing her wrists and roping them tightly together.  Sweat dripped from his face onto her chest.  She could smell the saltiness, mixed with the scent of dirt and grime.  Her nose stung and she wanted to shirk away, to block everything out.  

Finally the girl lay limp; she’d given up fighting now.  Forcing back tears as her captor moved on to tie her ankles, the hopelessness of her situation sunk in.  Panicked thoughts were rushing through her head, “What did I do?  What is this man going to do with me?”  A cold chill came over her.  She dreaded the thought, knowing that at this point she had no means to fight back or even defend herself.

These sinister thoughts were interrupted as the man grunted and lifted her awkwardly over his shoulder.  He began to make his way back up the street and down the alleyway.  Draped over his shoulder, she watched the dark pavement move beneath her.  All she could do was wait and hope for a chance to escape.

The man swung her off his shoulder and let her fall.  Her body jerked in a spasm of terror.  Landing heavily, she barely had a chance to register her location before a thump over her head left her in complete darkness.  Bound and gagged she could do nothing but lay there in panic.

She strained to hear what was going on.  The man’s footsteps moved away and stopped completely as she felt the trunk lower slightly.  A door slammed shut and keys rattled.  The car’s engine stirred to life and Renee began to tremble.  No one would even notice that she was missing before midday.  Her family would just assume she’d decided to stay the night at the party.  Who knows where she might be by the time people start looking for her.  She closed her eyes tightly, trying to think of something other than how doomed she felt.

With a loud roar, the car took off with a lurch, throwing her against the back of the trunk.  She let the tears fall now, pain and terror overwhelming her.  The man was a brutal driver.  Accelerating fast, braking hard, and turning abruptly.  With every movement, the girl was tossed around the trunk.  Already cut and bruised from her earlier struggle, she felt her body being battered further as she was hurled around.  Over and over her head was bashed against her metal cage.  The cloth in her mouth was knocked free and she gasped in a fresh breath.  Licking her dry lips, she tasted blood from a fresh cut there.  Everything hurt; she just wanted this ordeal to be over.

After what felt like an eternity, the car screeched to a halt.  Barely conscious, Renee hardly noticed as the cars’ momentum threw her one last time.  A soft click and a rush of air made her vaguely aware of the boot being opened.  She froze, trying to quieten her heavy breathing, waiting for something to happen.  Her eyes refused to focus as she desperately tried to take in her surroundings.  The man’s arm brushed past her, making her flinch.  He began to rummage within a box.  He’d found what he was looking for.  Renee’s body finally gave up the fight for consciousness as something metallic struck her head hard.