ESCAPE

Erica, Erica wake up, Erica, Erica." Erica was woken up by the noise. She stretched herself and then looked around but it was still dark. Was she dreaming? She thought, but the next thing confirmed her suspicions, she wasn't dreaming.

"Hurry up, you don't have much time they will find out soon you have to run," she heard but that voice felt so familiar she was still a bit drowsy after being woken up from her sleep.

"What? Run to where?" She asked absentmindedly but soon realized where she was. She hurriedly stood up from the freezing floor which had become her norm. 

"What time is it?" She asked.

"Almost six in the morning," he replied. Hearing the voice again she instantly knew it was her savior the guard.

"Let's go, " she said pulling his arms.

"I'm not going someone has to pay the price for it," he said pitifully. She stared at him not that she could actually see his face due to the darkness but she still did.

Ooh you can't just stay here," Erica said trying to convince him. If she had the chance, she would save as many people as she could from Alec because she was sure he wasn't someone who could spare even an insect.

"I can't, I have no life even if I run away with you I'm not as strong and brave as you are so stop wasting your time and save yourself, " he paused for a while shaking her hands off him before saying," You can't save everyone, Erica,"

Erica was in a daze for a while those words, seemed so familiar where had she heard them? She couldn't forget them so easily, could she? Those were the words that tortured her. Those were her parent's words when she brought Alec Horton into the pack. “You can’t save everyone Erica.” Those words ringed in her ears.

"Go, Alec will be back soon be safe I'll hold them," he said pushing her. Erica nodded her head in affirmation but still didn't forget to utter a word, "thank you." She couldn't repay him in this life maybe the next but she was indebted to him. Who knew the person she least cared for would one day save her life, she thought it was a joke but still she had one thing to do and that was to run away for now.

She didn't know where she would run to but she knew one thing as far as possible. It was their territory, she grew up there so she knew her way out as she ran, she thought of possible places she could run to as she knew Alec would never rest when as far as he knew she was alive.

What is going on here?" She heard Alec's voice echoing behind her but she didn't dare stop.

"She escaped," One of the guards said nervously. They all knew his temper if not, would he have tortured Erica for days?

"Who let her escape, are you all idiots?" He yelled. He was out for a few days how could she just escape when he hadn't had enough fun? They all stared at one particular place or one particular person. By now there was a bit of light so they clearly saw the person. He stood at the corner leaning on the wall calmly awaiting his death but he was quite satisfied with his choice, he would rather follow his pack than work for him.

He straightened his body up before replying proudly," I let her out what can you do about it?" with a mocking smile. He no longer had fear as he knew Erica will definitely avenge them, he can as well do as he liked.

"Where is she? Find her immediately she can't go too far, you are so useless," He barked which scared the shit out of everyone. They all ran towards the exit with Alec following behind but before that, he turned and yelled coldly as his olive eyes glowed," Kill him." He had no mercy.

He turned around and then walked out with one thought in mind and that was to find her. He didn't know why he was so obsessed with her but he knew one thing he wanted her around or probably yearned for her respect.

After a few minutes, they finally caught up with her.

"Get her," He yelled angrily.

Erica ran, she wasn’t going to die without defeat she had to think, not just think but think fast her life depended on it. She couldn't let the guard's effort go to waste judging by what she went through she knew the guard was in for it. No this wasn't how she would die at least if she was to die, she had to think of it herself and plan her own death.

Thinking of that, she suddenly thought of something there used to be a cliff beneath it a river flowed she remembered her parents warned her never to play near it thinking of that, she had only one option and that was to jump in it as much as she was afraid of heights it was better than being in that hell hole of a prison.

She instantly increased her pace and as she neared it, she felt quite relaxed for some reason it was like she had a feeling Alec wouldn't dive in to retrieve her that's what she hoped for at least.

"Quick, get her she has no place to run anymore," Alec said with a smirk as she walked closer to Erica and then stopped a few steps away.

"Running away? Did I say so? You are mine you hear me?" He said arrogantly moving closer to her.

Love, you are no match for me," He caressed her cheeks. Erica was silent which made Alec think she had no other choice but to follow him but for once he had underestimated himself or had underestimated Erica. He assumed the thought of her jumping into the river as that would mean diving directly to death and who would dare do that? Of course, no one unless it was the daring Erica Michaels.

"Ooh really," Erica grinned. After a few seconds, she quickly lifted her leg and then hit him so hard in his groins before diving into the water. It happened so fast that no one could predict it not even Alec himself.

"Get her," he yelled in pain his back bent down. The guards immediately regained their senses and went forward but Erica had long disappeared.

"What are you waiting for idiots?" He barked seeing them stare down the cliff with no movement.

"Boss, she's gone we can't see her anymore," One of the guards said.

"What do you mean gone," Alec moved forward and then stared at the water which seemed so clear, it was like no one had jumped inside.

"Send people to keep an eye on her and bring her back dead or alive," With that, he walked away still pissed.

After a few minutes, Erica emerged she knew she had no time to waste as Alec would send people to confirm whether she was dead or not so she had one choice and that was to keep swimming to God knows where, but it didn't matter anymore as long as it was anywhere else but here. She had never crossed the cliff but her parents had told her some stories some true some false but nothing was confirmed.

She swam for hours, she wasn't a good swimmer but at least she could float and flap her legs, if that counted as swimming then yes. She stopped for a while gasping for air as she listened to any kind of noise but everything was dead silent, she could only hear the sound of her breathing. So, she went back to swimming aiming for the shore from where she would know her next destination.

"Where am I?" She asked no one in particular.