Chapter 17.

I Think My Heart Now Beats For Him.

“Don't come any closer, else I will scream.” I said as I willed my voice not to shake even though my palms were clammy and shaking terribly as I sat on the floor. One thing about someone who is threatening you is that their ego inflates even more when they think you are scared of them. So, even though my hands were clammy, my heart was beating rapidly against my chest, sweat was trickling slowly down my forehead, I still willed myself not to show him that fear in my voice.

“V, my darling, you can scream all you want. No one is going to hear you. Everyone has gone home, so what are the chances someone is going to hear you?” He bent down slowly and looked me in the eyes. His eyes held such vile things that I couldn't even voice and I knew I had to help myself by standing up. I tried to get up, but I felt a sharp pain on my right leg and I knew that I either sprained something or broke something. I hoped it was the former, not the latter.

“How didn't I