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Into the Darkness	By : Talael Category: G through L > Inkheart Views: 1804 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Lisa knew now that nothing would ever diminish the sheer terror she felt in her heart. All that she had seen and heard would remain with her until she drew her last breath. Shelly was gone forever, that she knew with certainty. Basta had killed her best friend, her sister, and he had enjoyed every minute of it.
He had left her rooted to the spot in that kitchen. The weight of her guilt, knowing it was because of her that they had ventured to this village in the first place, kept her where she was. Any thoughts of escape had fled from her mind as all she could think of was Shelly and how she had suffered at the hands of the man now upstairs. A man who’s house Lisa was now trapped in.
She could hear the dogs barking in the distance and the sound brought her back to herself. Escape was what she needed to think of, a way to get away from this place and Basta who would surely kill her whenever the need took him. She gazed around the kitchen and with one last, quick glance at the doorway through to the rest of the house, hurriedly rose and crept towards the back door, the door to escape and freedom.
She gently lifted the latch on the door and pulled it inwards. She paused, letting the fresh air wash over her and lift her heart. She could almost taste the freedom as she inhaled deeply and felt her spirits soar with thoughts of her impending escape. The sunlight played on the trees close by and a slight breeze caressed her. Lisa looked outside surreptitiously, checking that no one was there to see her, hoping she could run into the dense forest fast enough so that she wouldn’t be caught again. She knew this was it, she had to get away. She wouldn’t die in this village like Shelly had. Checking again that no one was waiting outside for her she took a deep breath, steadied herself on the doorway and prepared to run.
“You’re leaving?” said a small, timid voice behind her.
Lisa jumped and whirled around towards the voice. She stared in disbelief as she realised who she was looking at. It couldn’t be, she thought. Yet the only person there in the kitchen with her was Basta. Shock kept her glued to the spot, halfway through the door to life. Basta was staring straight at her. Those startling blue eyes, which were capable of such hatred and malice, now appeared to be looking into her very soul and were filled with longing and compassion.
“I, I was….” She stammered. Still she couldn’t move. She couldn’t tear her eyes away from Basta’s.
He moved towards her, his clear, blue eyes locked with her dark brown ones. He reached up to touch her cheek gently and Lisa felt something stir inside her. A feeling so strong she couldn’t resist it. He was looking at her so tenderly and so lovingly that she was drawn to him. She couldn’t move. She could feel herself melt into his eyes. Basta moved his other hand behind her head, brushing her hair back from her face as he did so. He brought his lips towards hers as he cupped the back of her head softly. He moved his arm down to her waist and pulled her towards him. She was close enough to drink in every inch of him. His body was taut and lean and his strong arms held her to his chest. He pushed the door back and closed it, gazing into her eyes all the while. Lisa heard the latch snap shut on the door and the noise abruptly woke her from her trance.
She shook her head as though to clear it and gasped as Basta pushed her back against the door and put his hands around her throat. His eyes were once again alight with malice and he smirked as he ran his tongue over his lips. He chuckled softly as he said “You don’t really think I’d let you go, do you?”
“But you… The way you looked at me, I thought…”
“Thought what Bitch? That I actually care about you? You’re just my little toy.” He inhaled deeply and whispered “I’ll do anything to keep you here. Now move!”
Basta pushed her towards the archway leading to the staircase and the floor above. Lisa felt despair as deep as the ocean well up inside her. She had fallen for it hook, line and sinker and now there was no way she was getting out of here in one piece. She reluctantly climbed the stairs and Basta directed her to the door on the right. He pushed her into the room and snapped the light on.
“If you’re good to me you get to stay in here, if not I’ll chain you in the cellar and leave you to fucking rot” he said as he left slamming the door behind him.
Lisa heard the lock click and sighed deeply as she looked around the room. It would have been pleasant if it wasn’t a prison cell, she thought. The large bed looked comfortable enough and everything in the room was tidy and looked almost obsessively clean. There was a second door leading into what she discovered was a bathroom with a sizeable shower in it. There was no window in the bathroom and she soon realised that the windows in the bedroom couldn’t be opened as the shutters had been nailed shut from the outside.
She threw herself face down onto the bed and felt weariness overcome her. All that had happened over the past two days swept back into her head and her hopelessness overwhelmed her. She lay there not moving until mercifully her body overtook her emotions and she fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.
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