When I woke up the next day , it was already midday and I surprised myself to have slept for so long. I had also slept peacefully the other day. Since I had nightmares pretty much everyday, my sleep schedule was all messed up so I was grateful for the small mercy.
Even though I was still sore and achy from the surprise beating, I felt fresh and it was a bonus that I didn’t have to worry about my parents for at least a week. It was the weekend today so I stayed in bed wondering what I was going to do with my time when I had the perfect idea.
As I really enjoyed driving at an extreme speed, I had actually sneaked out one day and went to see an illegal car race one day that I had heard some of the students in my school whispering about one day. I had gotten curious and sneaked out to attend it.
I had entered pretty easily and had paid in cash for the tickets from the money I had saved up painstakingly. Though I had felt the pinch, I hoped it would be worth it. I attended the race in a disguise which got me a few looks as I had dressed as a Goth and had heavy makeup and was also wearing a mask. I just ignored the looks and watched the race start.
My excitement cooled down when I saw the race though as it was not really up to my standards. I was mumbling and cursing about their slow pace when the person next to me looked at me and challenged me to a race if I was willing. I was already sixteen and had my licence so I thought why not give it a shot and participated in the next race with the car the stranger provided me with and won pretty easily.
The person who had challenged me turned out to be the one who owned and hosted the races and proposed that I become a participant in the upcoming races. He also promised to give me eighty percent of the money that he profited which was a really attractive offer and the bonus was that he didn’t care or ask about my identity. I didn’t really have any money of my own so I had agreed and pretty soon I became a well known racer by the name of Ace. I never lost a single game and earned quite a lot which I saved in a separate account.
I hoped that it would aid me one day if my parents took it too far and I had to run for my life although I think that it will be pretty impossible to run from them given their influence. No one has recognized me till today and I was also able to release all my frustrations and earn money at the same time which was a win win for me.
I decided to contact Rico who was the host of the races and told him to put my name in for today which he agreed enthusiastically since people always flocked around and placed big bets when I was competing. He would just have to spread the word and the money would come flocking. I can tell by experience.
I felt that luck was on my side today since I had a good sleep and now I could also do something that gave me a thrill. Since the race would only start at night, I spent the rest of the day lazing away in my comfy bed.I started getting dressed when it started becoming dark outside. I painted my face in my signature Goth makeup and dressed myself in all black clothing. I put on my leather mask and I was ready.
When I reached the racing spot, it was already dark. The place was brimming with people. The guards were familiar with me so they let me in pretty easily. I headed straight to my private lockers and wore the protective gear. I met Rico outside the locker and he informed me that there was a new player entering today.
I just shrugged as it was not a big deal to me but I was also hoping that the new player would provide me with a little more competition. All the players were already in gear with helmets on so I couldn’t really see anyone’s face. I put my own helmet on and got into my car. My car was a special car that I had purchased with the money I won from races and was built specially for me. I had taken part in making and customising it so it was my baby.
I was stroking it lovingly when the race started. I immediately got my head into the game and zoomed forward. I was not in the lead at first but I slowly started overcoming all of the cars. They were not really tough competition for me but I noticed that there was a car which was following me closely and almost took the lead twice. It must be the new racer. “you’re on '' I mumbled under my breath and increased the speed recklessly. It did the trick and I won at the end but it was a close call. I was seriously impressed with the new guy.
The crowd cheered when the race ended and I hopped out of my car. Rico patted me on the back but I didn’t care and headed straight towards the new racer to talk with him as it was because of him that I enjoyed today's race. I headed towards him as he was removing the helmet but froze mid step when I saw his face. It was no one other than Aziel.
He was also heading towards me with a determined look on his face. I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that he was the new racer and he was heading towards me so I did the only thing that made sense in my head, I turned around and ran.
AdrienneThere seems to be a pattern with me meeting Aziel that I just take off running. I just ran straight towards the back exit. I hoped that Aziel would not recognize me with all the makeup that I have slathered on. I cursed at myself as it was just my luck that I met someone familiar when I didn’t have my helmet on. I was still in my protective gear and with my helmet in my hand.My car was also at the front of the parking space and although I had swapped the licence with a fake one, Aziel could still find it familiar and recognize it. I waited for two hours straight and then decided to head back hoping and praying that Aziel was gone. I finally ventured to the front of the building taking a longer route. I still had to enter in order to go to my car in the parking space. When I passed the guards, they looked slightly bewildered since they had not seen me exiting but they still let me pass without questioning me. I reached the parking space without seeing anyone, which I was grat
AdrienneIt was really difficult to open my eyes as if there was something sticky holding them closed. My head was hurting as if I’d been hit on the head with something. Oh yes I remember I was hit in the head and the stickiness was probably the blood. Just my luck. My whole body felt numb. I was definitely tied up but thankfully not gagged. I didn’t open my eyes and pretended as if I was still unconscious. I subtly flexed my wrists which were bound behind my back and realised that they were tied loosely. I guessed that they thought that I couldn’t escape.I was pleasantly surprised that my feet were not bound at all. Thankfully none of my clothes were removed from my body and I still had my shoes on. Since my eyes were closed, my other senses were more alert and I could hear voices of some men, presumably my kidnappers. They were not exactly near me so I concentrated on their voices. “I guess we got lucky” said kidnapper no 1. “ Yeah who knew the bitch was dumb enough to run off to
AdrienneI woke up to the worst headache I had in my life. I could tolerate it though as I had tolerated much worse. I was so focused on my headache that when all the recent events came back rushing to me, I was bewildered. I had collided with a car. I wondered where I was. Was I still with my kidnappers?I examined my body and found that my left side torso hurt like a bitch but I didn’t have anything broken which was fortunate as I would be able to run if I wanted to. It would take a while to heal from the bruises which I was sure marred my left side. I heard the door opening and murmur of voices. I focused on the voices while pretending to be unconscious. I heard a familiar voice and opened my eyes.It was Aziel. I could not believe that Aziel was here. Maybe I was dreaming. I tried to pinch my arm but saw that I was hooked with an iv. I was actually in a hospital bed in presumably a hospital room. Aziel was actually busy talking to a doctor. He was so busy talking to a doctor that
AdrienneI woke up achy and sore once again. Yesterday’s beating had been something else as I had not been expecting it.Usually I would know if my parents were angry beforehand because their faces would be blank and there would be little signs like the twitching of mother’s eye and father’s foot tapping due to the anticipation because they were sick like that , sick in the head that is but yesterday there had been none no warnings or anything. It had been sudden and out of the blue and just because I asked if I could skip our daily ritualistic dinner to go to the library with some of my friends on a weekend. I had lied as I didn’t have any friends but I had just wanted to get out of the stuffy house. I guess I should have known as the dinner was the only time that was compulsory “family time” where they could mock and curse me and I should have never asked but I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to get out and spend some time free of all the darkness. The darkness was slowly bu
AdrienneI can’t believe that I just ran away like the coward I am. Honestly I was overwhelmed by the gorgeous being. Once I calmed down, I realised that I didn’t recognize him at all, not that anyone could ever forget that face so he was probably a new student. We didn’t get new students often since we were a prestigious high school and the fees were super high. So there is a high chance that he is also someone with a rich family. I guess that since he is handsome and rich, he would be quickly snatched up by someone pretty soon. I wonder why the thought has made me slightly sad. Anyways I should not dwell on that since I was not going to date anyone anyways. First of all my parents were twisted and would probably do something with the information to make my life more miserable and second of all I was broken, twisted so no one would probably try to date me. I didn’t trust anyone enough to date someone anyways. I finally reached my first class which is chemistry and sat down on my
AdrienneMy next two classes were pretty peaceful as neither Selena nor the new guy were in any of it. The bell rang for lunch and I was grateful as it meant I could escape to the library where I could immerse myself in a good book. The library was always a good hiding place as no one really bothered going there aside from some occasional bookworms. The library actually had stunning architecture and it also was filled with loads and loads of books on every possible subject and I found it delightful as I could read whatever I wanted in peace. I didn’t really bother eating lunch so I could spend my lunch period reading whatever I wanted. I usually did most of my assignments at school in the library as it would be easier to research particular topics. The teacher had given us lots of assignments today so I immediately started doing them. I was so immersed in my homework that I didn’t even hear someone sitting next to me. It was only when they shoved a sandwich in front of me that I no
AdrienneThe next day I woke up abruptly when someone poured freezing cold water down my head. It turned out that my mother was angry that I hadn’t answered back when she called me so she had gotten creative. She then proceeded to grab my hair and drag me by my hair towards my door where my father was watching the whole thing. My mother dumped me in front of my father and that’s when the hits started coming from all directions. It was mostly targeted at my stomach but some landed on my arms when I was protecting my stomach. They finally left when they were satisfied. I just lay there for a while when I felt bile starting to rise so I hurried to the bathroom and emptied my stomach. I didn’t let myself cry as there was no use to it, it didn’t reduce the pain. I knew that I should not have relaxed and enjoyed myself as this was always what happened when I let loose a little. I should have known that it was too good to be true. My parents would never let me have a day in peace. I was q
AdrienneI was feeling really nauseous by the time I headed to the second class so I decided to skip it all together. It's not like the teacher cared and I could just study by myself later on plus I wouldn’t have to deal with Aziel. I headed to the library and fell asleep in a quiet corner. I was having a fitful sleep and woke up when I felt a hand on my forehead. When I looked up I saw Aziel with a hand on my forehead with a concerned expression. “You are burning up, '' he said. “Shouldn’t you be in class?” I asked. “I just said that you have a fever and that is your concern?” he said looking bewildered. “Just answer my question. '' I said grumpily since I was feeling irritable. “Its lunch time sleepy head” he answered with a frown. I was shocked that I had slept for so long, I guess it was the fever’s fault and the beating this morning also didn’t help.I felt my own head and realised that I really did have high fever. Aziel suddenly grabbed my hand and started pushing my sleeves
AdrienneI woke up to the worst headache I had in my life. I could tolerate it though as I had tolerated much worse. I was so focused on my headache that when all the recent events came back rushing to me, I was bewildered. I had collided with a car. I wondered where I was. Was I still with my kidnappers?I examined my body and found that my left side torso hurt like a bitch but I didn’t have anything broken which was fortunate as I would be able to run if I wanted to. It would take a while to heal from the bruises which I was sure marred my left side. I heard the door opening and murmur of voices. I focused on the voices while pretending to be unconscious. I heard a familiar voice and opened my eyes.It was Aziel. I could not believe that Aziel was here. Maybe I was dreaming. I tried to pinch my arm but saw that I was hooked with an iv. I was actually in a hospital bed in presumably a hospital room. Aziel was actually busy talking to a doctor. He was so busy talking to a doctor that
AdrienneIt was really difficult to open my eyes as if there was something sticky holding them closed. My head was hurting as if I’d been hit on the head with something. Oh yes I remember I was hit in the head and the stickiness was probably the blood. Just my luck. My whole body felt numb. I was definitely tied up but thankfully not gagged. I didn’t open my eyes and pretended as if I was still unconscious. I subtly flexed my wrists which were bound behind my back and realised that they were tied loosely. I guessed that they thought that I couldn’t escape.I was pleasantly surprised that my feet were not bound at all. Thankfully none of my clothes were removed from my body and I still had my shoes on. Since my eyes were closed, my other senses were more alert and I could hear voices of some men, presumably my kidnappers. They were not exactly near me so I concentrated on their voices. “I guess we got lucky” said kidnapper no 1. “ Yeah who knew the bitch was dumb enough to run off to
AdrienneThere seems to be a pattern with me meeting Aziel that I just take off running. I just ran straight towards the back exit. I hoped that Aziel would not recognize me with all the makeup that I have slathered on. I cursed at myself as it was just my luck that I met someone familiar when I didn’t have my helmet on. I was still in my protective gear and with my helmet in my hand.My car was also at the front of the parking space and although I had swapped the licence with a fake one, Aziel could still find it familiar and recognize it. I waited for two hours straight and then decided to head back hoping and praying that Aziel was gone. I finally ventured to the front of the building taking a longer route. I still had to enter in order to go to my car in the parking space. When I passed the guards, they looked slightly bewildered since they had not seen me exiting but they still let me pass without questioning me. I reached the parking space without seeing anyone, which I was grat
When I woke up the next day , it was already midday and I surprised myself to have slept for so long. I had also slept peacefully the other day. Since I had nightmares pretty much everyday, my sleep schedule was all messed up so I was grateful for the small mercy. Even though I was still sore and achy from the surprise beating, I felt fresh and it was a bonus that I didn’t have to worry about my parents for at least a week. It was the weekend today so I stayed in bed wondering what I was going to do with my time when I had the perfect idea.As I really enjoyed driving at an extreme speed, I had actually sneaked out one day and went to see an illegal car race one day that I had heard some of the students in my school whispering about one day. I had gotten curious and sneaked out to attend it. I had entered pretty easily and had paid in cash for the tickets from the money I had saved up painstakingly. Though I had felt the pinch, I hoped it would be worth it. I attended the race in a
AzielI looked at the peacefully sleeping girl by my side. She was snoring a little and looked so pure and innocent in her sleep. I still didn’t know if I could trust how innocent she looked since she was their daughter after all. The criminals that were masquerading as socialites. I didn’t think that the bruise was just from a fall. I could tell that she was hiding something from me and I wanted to find out what it was not I needed to. When I first met her I couldn’t even recognize her because she was so different from her picture. One thing was for sure that she was so much more beautiful but the photo could not capture the pain and the darkness behind her eyes. Hazel eyes which pulled me in and trapped me there. She was a petite little thing with long black hair and pouty lips. She was also skinny, too skinny as if she had not been fed well and she also refused to eat yesterday. I had so many questions just revolving around my head. I couldn’t really bombard her with questions
AdrienneI was feeling really nauseous by the time I headed to the second class so I decided to skip it all together. It's not like the teacher cared and I could just study by myself later on plus I wouldn’t have to deal with Aziel. I headed to the library and fell asleep in a quiet corner. I was having a fitful sleep and woke up when I felt a hand on my forehead. When I looked up I saw Aziel with a hand on my forehead with a concerned expression. “You are burning up, '' he said. “Shouldn’t you be in class?” I asked. “I just said that you have a fever and that is your concern?” he said looking bewildered. “Just answer my question. '' I said grumpily since I was feeling irritable. “Its lunch time sleepy head” he answered with a frown. I was shocked that I had slept for so long, I guess it was the fever’s fault and the beating this morning also didn’t help.I felt my own head and realised that I really did have high fever. Aziel suddenly grabbed my hand and started pushing my sleeves
AdrienneThe next day I woke up abruptly when someone poured freezing cold water down my head. It turned out that my mother was angry that I hadn’t answered back when she called me so she had gotten creative. She then proceeded to grab my hair and drag me by my hair towards my door where my father was watching the whole thing. My mother dumped me in front of my father and that’s when the hits started coming from all directions. It was mostly targeted at my stomach but some landed on my arms when I was protecting my stomach. They finally left when they were satisfied. I just lay there for a while when I felt bile starting to rise so I hurried to the bathroom and emptied my stomach. I didn’t let myself cry as there was no use to it, it didn’t reduce the pain. I knew that I should not have relaxed and enjoyed myself as this was always what happened when I let loose a little. I should have known that it was too good to be true. My parents would never let me have a day in peace. I was q
AdrienneMy next two classes were pretty peaceful as neither Selena nor the new guy were in any of it. The bell rang for lunch and I was grateful as it meant I could escape to the library where I could immerse myself in a good book. The library was always a good hiding place as no one really bothered going there aside from some occasional bookworms. The library actually had stunning architecture and it also was filled with loads and loads of books on every possible subject and I found it delightful as I could read whatever I wanted in peace. I didn’t really bother eating lunch so I could spend my lunch period reading whatever I wanted. I usually did most of my assignments at school in the library as it would be easier to research particular topics. The teacher had given us lots of assignments today so I immediately started doing them. I was so immersed in my homework that I didn’t even hear someone sitting next to me. It was only when they shoved a sandwich in front of me that I no
AdrienneI can’t believe that I just ran away like the coward I am. Honestly I was overwhelmed by the gorgeous being. Once I calmed down, I realised that I didn’t recognize him at all, not that anyone could ever forget that face so he was probably a new student. We didn’t get new students often since we were a prestigious high school and the fees were super high. So there is a high chance that he is also someone with a rich family. I guess that since he is handsome and rich, he would be quickly snatched up by someone pretty soon. I wonder why the thought has made me slightly sad. Anyways I should not dwell on that since I was not going to date anyone anyways. First of all my parents were twisted and would probably do something with the information to make my life more miserable and second of all I was broken, twisted so no one would probably try to date me. I didn’t trust anyone enough to date someone anyways. I finally reached my first class which is chemistry and sat down on my