Bree's POV

I'd finally gotten the energy to stand and walk. They both left me alone for the past few days, but it was because Chase was coming. They'd let me go they said, I would be free they said, but at the cost of the person that meant the most to me. I've been trying to find a way out of here, but there's no use. There aren't any windows or vents, and its not like I have my bionics to save me. The only door in the room opened to reveal Marcus with a glass of water. I balled my fists up thinking about using force to get through. He shook his head, and walked over to me, to where we were only a few centimeters away. I tried to back away, but he used his speed to catch up to me. He grabbed a strand of my hair playfully, and wrapped it in between his fingers. I tried to push him away, but he wouldn't budge. He rolled his eyes at me, and yanked on my hair as hard as he could. I screamed out in pain as some of it fell slowly to the ground.

"Sweetheart, something you should have realized by now, is that I'm so much stronger than you," he grabbed my shoulders and threw me to the ground with no effort. "You're a rag doll." I rolled my eyes as I stayed on the ground, waiting for him to leave. His footsteps came close to me. I used my peripheral to look at his worn brown boots as he stopped again.

"Oh no!" I didn't move, I only responded to his feign shock.

"What?" He laughed quietly in a lower tone I've never seemed to pay attention for.

"Silly me. You see, the last time I was here, I wasn't very thorough..." He left off in a casual way.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" I mumbled under my breath, still not moving.

"I forgot to break this rib." He motioned to it with his foot playfully.

"What a shame," I said sarcastically wondering when he was going to just go for it like a vulture to a dead carcass.

"Since we're here though, I guess I could break it now..." I had a slight smile on my face, as I got ready for the impact. I heard the disruption in air as his foot got ready to connect to my side. That's when I turned over, grabbed his foot and threw him to the ground. I scrambled to my feet, and went over to where he was propped against a wall. "What the-" I cut him off as I kicked him square in the nose. He let out a grunt in pain, and tried to protect his nose from any more hits.

"Looks like the tables have turned, babe." I laughed as I grabbed his shoulders and threw him to the ground. Before he could do anything else, I grabbed part of the broken chair that was left from the last time he was here. He looked up at me with wide eyes, knowing what I was going to do.

"Bree, think about what you're doing." I slowly stepped towards him as he tried to back away.

"I have, tons of times. And guess what?" I swung the chair behind my ear before finishing. "I'm getting out of here. And you're not."

"No!" I swung at him each time with full force until the screaming stopped. The chair clattered to the floor next to my feet as I put my head in my hands. He lied there on the ground motionless, as I crouched next to him to check his pulse. The steady beat that would usually be present was gone. I heard a rustling from behind me.

"What did you do to him?" Douglas walked briskly over to my side, as I stared at the lifeless corpse. I felt like I was going to throw up, I couldn't stop shaking, tears streamed down my face. I was a complete wreck.

"I killed him." I choked out in between sobs. I, Bree Davenport, just murdered someone. I couldn't stand looking at him anymore, even though I knew that I could never forget the sight. I stood up, and wiped my nose with the back of my hand. Douglas stayed squatting next to his dead son. I studied him for awhile before making my way to the door. All of a sudden his shoulders started to spasm, but not because he was crying; he was laughing. I grabbed the doorframe having the sudden urge to faint. He turned to me with a overjoyed smile on his face. I did a double take in disbelief, making sure that I wasn't hallucinating. The smile kept growing, to the point where his face became beet red and his eyes looked like they were going to fall out of his head. My skin was crawling, and I could feel a cool sweat sliding to the nape of my neck. It felt like I was in a nightmare that was put on pause, he stood there not moving; just smiling with his eyes bugging out of his head, and laughing. His voice echoed throughout this shack making it sound like he was everywhere around me. I shook my head and swatted at my ears as I sprinted out of the room. I grabbed my chip that was lying on a desk, before I stumbled towards the final door. I slapped at the doorknob waiting for it to crack open, but nothing happened. I cursed under my breath knowing that it was locked, everything was. I felt a hot burst of air overtake me, and there was a small but noticeable scuffing sound. I knew what it was, but decided to turn around. I gasped at the sight, the room I was in a few seconds ago was catching fire. Douglas stood in the doorframe laughing manically holding something above his head.

"Douglas! What have you done?" He stopped laughing in a split second, and held out the item to me. It was the key to the door, the door I needed to get out. I lunged to grab it, but I was too slow, he shoved me into the room and ran to the door. The smoke began to overtake me, I could barely see where Douglas was now.

"BURN!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. There was a slam, a lock. A bang...

"Bree!" and a blackout.

A/N: Hey guys! Haven't published anything lately so... yeah! What did you think of the chapter? Was it the berries, or just jake? (If you're confused just ask @smilie254 she'll know what I'm say'n :P) Back on subject! I haven't updated because now that Dracula's over, a new school play has begun. And I'm extremely happy to say that I got the lead role! (even though it is student written, but whatever I got a role with lines!) So I've been SUPER busy, and of course midterms are coming up... YAY 😒 So you know, I love all of you guys and I'll try to update when I can!! ❤

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