Prologue
She knew she shouldn't be here, but she had to know. Her best friend, Sheila, had overheard her uncle talking with his girlfriend about the haze. When Shelia asked her mama about it, she was told it was for adults only and not to worry about it.
Katriona spent the night over Sheila's house, and they had made plans for Katriona to sneak off in her uncle's car to the place he was going to his haze while Sheila stayed home to cover for her.
Katriona hid in the bed of his truck and stayed there until they reached their destination.
Now she hid in the lobby of a hotel behind the curtains as Sheila's Uncle Dave talked to the lady at the front desk. The lady was wearing a white button-up blouse that was undone to mid-chest, showcasing her huge boobs. She was blonde with her long straight locks pulled tightly back into a high ponytail, and she has a lot of makeup on.
Katriona watched as the two laughed and flirted with each other, at least that's what Sheila would call it. Then Dave nodded to her and headed down the hall.
Katriona waited until he was out of sight before following him, walking fast so that she didn't lose him or get stopped by an adult. Sheila would kill her if she got them busted without finding out the answers.
She turned around the hall just in time to see Dave enter a pair of double doors on the right. There was loud music coming from the room and whenever it opened you could see flashing lights coming from inside. Blue, red, and green lights, but mostly red.
Was the haze a type of dance or party for adults? Maybe they had adult drinks or something like that.
She was nervous and second guessing if she should be here, but when she thought about how mad Sheila would be if she backed out made her take a deep breath, gather all her courage, and rush inside.
She screamed and covered her mouth, though the music drowned out any sound.
The haze was a love fest! There was dancing ... but they were practically half naked and the dancing was unlike any she ever saw. People were grinding, kissing, touching in places that appalled Katriona. Most were in pairs but some were in groups if three and four!
There were people laid out on couches to the side, against the wall, in the floor. Katriona's eyes stopped on one couple that was behind a couch. The girl was bent over the back of the couch while the man gripped her hair from behind, moving back and forth really fast, hitting her hips with his, and they were both completely naked! The girl's face looked like she was in pain but she was rocking back and forth as well.
The man opened his mouth, extended his fangs, and bent over to bite into the girl's shoulder.
Screaming in horror, Katriona turned and ran out of the room.
SMACK!!
Katriona feel to the floor on her bottom and just sat there, stunned.
She looked up to see what she ran into and was shocked to see a man with short spikey black hair with what looked like white frost in it. He wore a red satin tank and black jeans. His eyes were hidden behind black sunglasses.
The man reached down and helped her up, "What are you doing here? Who brought you here?"
Katriona shook her head as she stammered, "N-N-Nobody. I snuck here in my friend's uncle's truck. Please don't hurt me or throw me I'm jail! We just wanted to know what the haze was and why it was kept so secret! My friend overheard it and they wouldn't tell us! We were just curious! We didn't know it was anything like that room! I'm sorry!"
She was crying by the end of it.
The man looked past her, gasped, and then looked back at her, taking his glasses off to reveal light brown eyes, "You were in that room? Is your friend in there now?"
Katriona shook her head, crying still, "No, she stayed home to cover for me. Please, sir. I won't do this again. I promise. I just wanna go home!"
He sighed, warily, and reached out to lay a hand on her shoulder, "I'm not going to arrest you or hurt you. I'm not even a cop. But you can't stay here. This place isn't for children. What's your name? And what's your friend's uncle's name?"
After she calmed down enough to answer, she sniffled as she replied, "Katriona. And his name is Dave, but I lost him after he went in that room. I don't know where he is."
"That's alright, I'll find him. My name is Fred, by they way. I can't take you back in there with me when I find him and I can't leave you here, so I need you to come with me. I'll take you somewhere safe to stay while I find him. Alright?" Fred asked, holding his hand out for her.
Katriona took his hand with both hands and followed to the elevators. She felt much safer now that she had him to help her. She didn't know what she was thinking agreeing to this plan. Sheila would probably be furious with her, but she didn't care anymore. She was going to tell her that she wasn't going to do anything like this ever again!
They got off on the third floor and Fred took her to a room. He waited by the door and pointed at her, "Now you stay put. Do not go wandering around. Do you understand me?"
Katriona nodded and watched him leave, closing the door behind him.
Once alone she sighed loudly and heavily as she flopped back on the bed to stare up at the ceiling, contemplating what they're punishment would be, but more importantly wondering if she would have to go through the haze when she was older. She hoped not.
She heard voices approaching, angry voices. Katriona looked around for a hiding spot. She saw the curtains by the window. They didn't reach the floor, but they covered the window bench.
She jumped off the bed and ran over to the window. She climbed up on the bench on her knees and pulled the curtains closed.
Just then the door opened.
"Oliver, just stop it already. I don't care how much you're hazing, I don't want you. You're nothing but a pig. Now get out and let me do my job!"
"I'm tired of being nice, Fiona. Get in there!" A man's voice sounded, presumably Oliver, followed by a gasp and a cry.
The door slammed shut. "Oliver! What are you- no! Get off me! No, stop it! AH!!" Fiona cried out, her voice full of fear.
Katriona hesitantly peeked through the curtains, nearly letting a scream loose but stopping herself just in time.
The man was hiding the woman down on the bed with one hand pressed to her chest while he ripped her clothes off.
She watched as he fought with her, hitting her and choking her when you resisted, forced her legs apart, then his penis inside her.
Katriona didn't know that it went there. This was different from what happened downstairs. Everyone was half downstairs even if it did scare her. But this was brutal and beyond vile.
Katriona closed the curtains and curled up on her knees, covering her ears in an attempt to block out the sounds coming from the other side.
It didn't work. She heard every grunt, every cry, every creak of the bed, every vile word that came out of his mouth.
She didn't know how long it was but it seemed to go on forever before it finally stopped.
She raised her head and peeked through the curtain. Oliver was doing up his pants while Fiona laid on her side, crying.
"You tell anyone about this, you filthy where, and I'll snap your neck. " Oliver said.
Katriona went to back away but he turned at that moment, startling her, causing her to jump, falling through the curtains to land with a thud on the floor.
"Who the hell are you?" Oliver roared.
Fiona sat up with wide eyes and shook her head, "Oliver she's just a child. Leave her be."
He started for her, "She saw too much."
Katriona quickly got up and ran for the door, screaming when Oliver grabbed her by her arm, lifting her off the floor, "Please! Let me go!"
"Your parents should've taught you not to eavesdrop, or to hide better." Oliver said, laughing maliciously.
His laughter was cut off by a choking sound and he dropped her to the floor. There was something silver sticking out of the side of his throat.
Oliver turned around to face Fiona who was backing away. He reached out and grabbed her by her neck before she could get away. Pulling her towards him, he wrapped his arms around her in a headlock and then skin her around. There was a loud snap before she collapsed the the ground, limp and her eyes frozen open.
Katriona screamed and backed away, her staring into Fiona's lifeless eyes.
The door opened then and she heard a man curse before Oliver was tackled to the ground.
It wasn't much of a fight. The moment the man took the instrument that was stabbed into the side of his throat, he started bleeding profusely until he went as limp as Fiona was.
"Katriona? Are you hurt? Did he hurt you?" Fred asked as he stood and rushed over to her, squatting in front of her.
Katriona cried and threw her arms around his neck, "He forced her! He was going to kill me cuz I saw! And she stopped him! She saved me!"
Fred picked her up in his arms and carried her out of the room, "It's alright. I'm going to take care of everything. I want you to go with your uncle and don't tell anyone you were here, alright? I have to call the authorities, but we need to keep your name out of the press."
