Chapter 34

  My body aches all over and has become numb with pain. Bruises and cuts covered every inch of my body leaving no skin untouched. My hair was sticking up all over the place in a tangled mess, my clothes tattered and torn like the bed sheets I'm currently sprawled out on. It feels as though I have been here for months and months do to the physical abuse, but it has only been a matter of a couple weeks.

  I heard the familiar click of the lock and the door creaked open, heavy footsteps pounding down the stairs. I weakly turned my head to the side to see Josh coming towards me. He stood beside the bed and looked down at my frail figure smiling wickedly, his brown eyes gleaming with hatred.

  "Time to get you girls dolled up. Got the big fight tonight."

  He grabbed my forearm, yanking me off the bed and shoving me towards the bathroom. I stumbled to catch my balance, leaning against the bathroom wall for support. Ashley Caroline and Dana were soon beside me and fell to the ground with grunts.

  I feel like I've lost my voice and was unable to speak my mind about anything anymore. I've been here for over two weeks waiting, waiting for tonight. Waiting for a chance to escape, be free from this hell hole I'm currently in now. Waiting to see Niall again. I think I have come to reality and know deep down in my heart that I truly like him, but I just don't know if I can trust him with my heart yet.

  I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't even realize Josh left and a girl replaced him in the bathroom. She looked scared and lost as she watched me lean against the wall. I stumbled my way over to the toilet seat and sat on the lid. She took my tangled rats nest in her hands and lightly brushed through it. She took out a curling iron and began curling it into big loose curls.

  "Who are you?" I whispered, my voice hoarse and weak. "Taylor." Nervousness was evident in her voice, her shaky hands setting the curler down and picking up the makeup bag. I honestly don't know what she is going to do with that. I mean its not like you can hide all the marks covering my face. "I'm Belle." She smiled slightly, nodding her head in response. She seemed more relaxed as she began applying minimal makeup, being careful not to hurt me more than I already am.

  "Do y-you ha-have a-any food?" She furrowed her brows in thought and dug through her small clutch. She pulled out a water bottle and an energy bar, handing them to me. I looked up gratefully, opening the water and taking several sips before passing it to Dana and Ashley Caroline. I broke off pieces of the chocolate covered energy bar, separating it between us three starving girls. We devoured it in less than a minute, finishing the water soon after. We haven't eaten hardly anything, but the half empty water bottle and peanut butter sandwich that Mark placed at the top of the steps once every three days. I have lost about 20 lbs. and I didn't have anything to loose in the first place. My ribs are poking out underneath my skin, my arms and legs are nothing but skin and bone. I probably weigh only 86 lbs. now.

  Feeling a bit more awake, I smiled gratefully at Taylor. "Thank you." She nodded with a small smile and finished my makeup before pulling away from me. I weakly lifted myself off the toilet seat and walked over to the bed, taking a seat on the lumpy surface. The other girls repeated the process once I left the bathroom. I heard the bathroom door creak and Ashley Caroline and Dana emerged looking more alive than they have since I've been here. I smiled lightly at them which they returned and sat beside me.

  Taylor pulled out a duffle bag with three different outfits in it and laid them across the bed. "Mark told me you three had to wear these."

  I looked down at thee outfits that had been laid out on the bed. There was a skin tight black dress that came about mid thigh, it had beading along the rim of the top and was strapless, a strapless red skin tight crop top with jean short shorts, and a deep purple tube top with skin tight black leggings. I sighed in disgust and let the girls choose first. Ashley Caroline chose the dress, Dana chose the tube top and leggings, leaving me with the crop top and booty shorts. I grabbed them and carefully slipped them on, trying to avoid my many injuries.

  "How do you know Mark and Josh?" I heard Dana question. "Brother-in-law." "That's unfortunate." Taylor nodded with a blank expression and pulled out three pairs of black studded 4" heels.

  "Those too?" She nodded again sadly and handed them to us. We slipped them on, wobbling a bit.

  The door slammed open, interrupting the silence in the air and causing us to gasp and snap our heads in that direction. "Come on, sluts. Lets go watch the fight."

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