Shadows In Durango

Chapter 103

*****Sofia's POV*****

I wake up to more pain.

It's sharp and bruising

a heavy throb that pulses from behind my eyes, spreading like wildfire throughout my head.

My whole body feels numb and sore, like I've been through something terribly violent...

For a long moment, I can't even remember where I am. The darkness presses in around me, wrapping itself around my chest and squeezing the breath from my lungs.

I blink back slowly, trying to push myself up, but... something's wrong. My wrists.

They're tied.

Wait... I've been here before...

I'm tied up, again.

I freeze.

A sickening weight settling in my stomach, heavy with the realisation of where I still was.

I struggle, my heart starting to hammer in my chest as I yank at the restraints, but the plastic digs deeper into my skin, and the pain only intensifies.

I gasp loudly, panic rising up fast, the world tilting around me as I thrash against the bed and start to scream hysterically.

I can't breathe. I can't think. My body trembles uncontrollably as the overwhelming feeling of being trapped presses down on me.

Everything was blurry after... after Ashton. Passing out. The car. The conversation. The slap...

I shudder, remembering the coldness in his eyes.... his face coming in to my mind like a crazed stalker.

I blink again, slowly this time in an attempt to calm my breathing, forcing myself to take in the room around me properly.

It's small. Barren. White walls that feel sterile and unwelcoming. A door that's slightly ajar, the faintest sliver of light spilling in from the hallway, but nothing else. No windows, no sounds from outside. Just suffocating silence. This is a nightmare.

I must be dreaming?

pain in my wrists, the overwhelming sense of being completely, utterly powerless... it's all too

me go, but how will

restraints again, harder this time, desperation making my hands shake. It's useless. There's no escaping these

head, looking around

I hear

could help me break

door closing and locking somewhere

I freeze, straining my ears. It's him. Ashton. He's

could I say to make

as the footsteps

door creaks open

Before there he is....

I want to scream, to yell at him, cuss him out, but I can't get the words out. Not yet. My voice is thick, suffocating with growing

steps into the room, his figure looming

woke up... again!" He starts, as I pull my knees up to my chest,

Disturbing. And I don't know why, but it sends a shiver crawling

like he's speaking to a child. "You need

for a split

Calm down?!

just slapped me!" I state, the words falling out in short pants, coming to terms with the reason for my thumping headache and for my passing out the second time around

felt the nausea sitting in the pit of my stomach, a

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Stop freaking out! If you calm down, then I'll untie you, how about that?" Ashton tests, dangling the carrot of

he cuts me loose then I'll at least be free to find an escape... but I have

to be violent and I couldn't risk hitting my head for a third time

It could have been days by now for all I knew, especially

been passed out for in total I wonder? Between the first time and the

was gone by now? Were people

had left town?! Surely not when Emma knew I was supposed

me. We will work on it. The first step is untying you, ok?" He seems to reach his hand in to his back pocket, before retrieving a pair of scissors as my eyes immediately light up with hope. This is seeming to go a little better than the first time around... at

me that you won't try to run or scream anymore... deal? Just let me show you around for a minute?" Ashton continues on, taking his time to round the side of the bed in which I was currently tied to. I only nod again, already knowing that it was in my best interest to stay calm right

me in both height and muscle, I would have no chance out running or even fighting

teeth, leaning down to face me

recite, and with that, he smiles slowly - reaching a hand

the same hand that he had just slapped me

as I allowed for him to bask in the silent moment for a few minutes longer