•The Slaughter House•

It was sticky, waking up in all the blood. I hadn't bled out but I knew I had lost a lot from all the cuts. My ankle looked broken too, as soon as I woke up my head went up looking around for where I was, and blood! Everywhere, all over the walls and ceilings, painted and splattered. It was a blood soaked kitchen, had there been others before me in this exact position? If so, what would happen to me. I woke up tied in the middle of the bloody kitchen to a pipe sticking out of the ground. The pole went up to the ceiling and my good ankle was chained to the ground so I couldn't get far even if I wanted to in this state. My hands felt a little numb as I gathered the strength to try and stand on my own but I could barely do that, it was so painful. A large cut on my forearm looking like someone had removed some of my skin for me, a broken ankle that was now purple and bruised, my thigh was also cut as well. Looks like a dull knife took its rigged time with my skin so it'd be more painful.

Before I knew it I was already shacking looking at the room around me. What should I do?! Or more likely.. what could I do? I was in too much trouble to begin with. What about Chelsea? Is she ok? Did she suffer the same fate as me? I had so many unanswered questions at the times.

Then I heard her, a voice from the corner of the room. When I turned to look behind me I stopped. Two huge white eyes were staring at me from the red abyss, I didn't move. I stopped shacking, too scared to talk or do anything. The girl put her arms out in front of her and crawled out of the corner like a psychopath, then I let out a whimper as she got closer to me but for some reason I never screamed as I kept my eyes on her moving around.

She hadn't had the voice that I had heard earlier, the voice I heard in the barn didn't match hers. That voice was more like a guy's, this was definitely a girl, she looked about my age as-well.

The girl stopped looking at me and went over to the bloody kitchen sink to grab a sharp knife. "Lily Myers... Someone paid to have to killed," she stopped and looked back at me again with a giant grin and those white eyes of hers, "So no hard feelings? mm'k??" My mouth just opened on its own as she started towards me. "Lily Myers!"

She stopped and looked at me with a stupid surprised look when I just randomly yelled. "That's me. But who are you? You say you were paid to kill me but shouldn't you do me the courtesy to at least tell me your name as well! If I am to be killed by someone, shouldn't I know your name?! Why let me see your face? Are you that stupid?! What if I get out of here and identify you later on!?" The girl stopped and started laughing. She looked like she was in pain as her eyes started watering. "Selfless till the end I suppose?" I immediately shot back at her words, "Only as much as you'll let me." I couldn't back down from her. She was a person too and I knew, every person had a breaking point but if she were willing to kill another with that sad expression on her face I thought that maybe I didn't see the full picture yet. I'll by time with my words and reach her with my actions.

"Don't make this harder then it is for me already!" I tried standing up to face her, I wasn't scared anymore seeing that pained expression. I don't know what came over home but I couldn't help it. I didn't want her to die either, "Your the one making this hard!" I truly.. "Let me save you too... We can walk out of here together and Live." in that moment, my mouth was moving on its own.. I wanted to save her too.

When I was done her head hung down and after 5 minutes of silence from both of us she started running at me with the knife out in front of her to stab me. When she got to me I fell back down on the ground with her on top of me, wavy red hair everywhere. She went over to my ear with a breath, "Maria... Now get out of here."

I heard a click as the chains around me had been unlocked, she helped me up with my broken body telling me her story as well. "I was trapped here, my whole family was put into cages and tortured. They said they would let us go if I killed for them but... they lied. I found out earlier that my family was already gone. I had a 6 year old brother in that cage, now that they are gone. I won't hurt another person... Now. Run." I limped over to the door with her help as she unlocked it for me again.

Sorry, you won't understand much about what I'm about to do in this story but that's ok because in the moment I also didn't understand. I confused myself but I don't even know what came over myself.

I grabbed her shoulder keeping myself up, "I owe you.. your coming with me. If either of us get caught we're both dead, I'll need your help. Use my eyes on your back and let me use your legs to move around. Please?.. I can't do it without your help." She saw no reason to say no but, "I'll get arrested when I get out. Won't I?" I didn't talk as we both looked down, "I'll protect you as long as you protect me now." We both looked up at each other and nodded to one another. We knew we could do this, we were unstoppable as she put the knife in her boot grabbing onto my waist. My arm over her shoulder as I watched from behind us and she kept her eyes forward. She moved us wherever we needed to go and we both stayed silently, complete trust in one another.

The door opened to a dark red stained hallway, even the lights had splats on them with the blood. Silenced walls as we both looked out, neither of us wanted to get caught now. Me and Marie took a breath and started running down the halls, my limp leg hurt with my blood still bleeding out of the large cuts on me, I ran as fast as I could and as quietly. Maria looked as scared as I was but when we looked over at each other and our eyes met, we smiled and gave a small nod to let each other know we were gonna be okay and not get caught.