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Alicia

I woke up feeling all sore in my body, turning to the alarm clock besides me, it was 3 am in the morning. I craved for a bit of liquid for my burning throat, despite being naked last night, i found a red dress on my body, my wrists still hurt from the cuffs from earlier, I could barely walk before of how weak my legs were.

Stepping out of the room, everywhere was dark, I switched on the light but nothing happened, I could hardly see my feet. Times like this would have warranted a flashlight from my phone but my phone got confiscated on my wedding day. I haven't been able to communicate with anyone not even a bird and neither can I talk to him, he only appears when he wants to punish me or play with me.

“Hello” I called out if he would hear me, there was no response, like he wasn't in the house. That would be strange because he is always there.

My throat still itched for water, I moved towards the stairs and the light from the moon illuminated down the stairs showing the way, I