The Escape
Valerie
I grab my bag which has all my essential things in it and just as I’m about to bend to tie my sneaker laces, footsteps began approaching towards my room. I hide the sneakers beneath my bed and dash inside the bathroom. The door opens making a creaking sound and I hear my aunt’s voice.
“Valerie are you in the bathroom?”
“Yes, Aunty,” I say politely. Not wanting her to get suspicious.
“Okay, go to bed early your uncle will be arriving tomorrow.”
She says that with annoyance, guessing by her tone I can tell she was forced to inform me about it. Before I could reply to her, she slammed the door and left. This is her fifth visit to my room don’t be fooled in thinking she cares about me it’s the opposite. To be honest she has been waiting for a long time to get rid of me and now looks like her wish has been granted. She will try to make everything work in her favour even if she must play pretend to be the caring aunt for her plan to succeed.
I hear noises coming out of my room I get close to my door an began to Eavesdrop. My aunt is talking to her beloved husband guessing by their voices they look very delighted, their fantasy is about to become reality, but they have no idea their happiness is short- lived.
“There’s no need to worry everything will go according to our plan.”
“We have waited for so long for this day to arrive!”
“I can’t wait to get rid of that nasty rat.”
“Be patient just two more days and she will no longer be our problem.” They both begin to cackle.
Their conversation makes me grit my teeth I clench my fist tightly my blood begins to boil. I feel like I could erupt like a volcano at any given moment, I try to calm myself down because if I did something foolish this would be the end of the road for me.
When there was a dead silence, I open my door slowly and began to check my surrounding. Normally the safety is not this rigid that is the reason I must be extra cautious.
I was about to step out of the house when I hear a loud scream, she is gone! I was so close from achieving my goal dammit, I say to myself with a fuming expression on my face. All the lights were switched on everyone has been alerted and the atmosphere is filled with panic. I begin to run my heart beats rapidly what if I get caught? I think as I run and shush the negative thought in my head.
I have successfully escaped from the house but once I reach the pack house that is situated at 10 minutes walking distance, out of the blue I see a well - built man standing right in front of me. He is wearing a black t-shirt and trousers he begins approaching me there is a little distance between us before he can get a hold of me, I spray his eyes with my pepper spray which I had been clasping all this while in my hand.
“I can’t see anything it hurts so bad, ” He sobs. I sense footsteps coming towards me without wasting any more time I dart in the wood’s direction.
Behind me I hear a familiar voice yelling out my name and sending curses at me, but I keep running. A loud crashing sound makes me halt I turn to look a huge tree had collapsed blocking my aunt’s and her minions.
I thought to myself the Moon Goddess is on my side she is helping me to get away, I look towards the moon and thank her. I start walking and notice my surroundings it all seems unfamiliar. I have never been to this side of the woods so I’m clueless and begin following the moonlight as my guide.
After rambling for some while I find myself on an abandoned street which is covered in fog and huge trees making everything look creepy nearby. I hear a twig break when I turn around to check I couldn’t find anything suspicious I’m not going to lie it did send a chill down my spine. I continue to walk without even knowing where I’m supposed to go just as I mutter those words a vehicle rapidly speeds towards me. I turn to look my eyes are blinded by its bright white headlights, it stops at a few distance from where I was standing. Two muscular hands grasp me I try to get out from their grip, but all my attempts go to vain, and I begin to yell.
