Trapped by the Beast

Chasing my freedom

My heart is still beating fast , my hands shivering

what will father think about me when he finds out I'm gone ?

will he think I fled away with a boyfriend?

no , he knows I have never been with the opposite s*x before

Yes, I studied at all girls school and probably would have gone to all girls college

my day starts with a bed coffee , followed by my breakfast. I have a tutor come in every day to help me in my studies .She's an old lady , she teaches me computers , history and mathematics.

I practically suck at everything

And I have a maid to cook for me and look after me

practically she raised me and when I was small I called her mom many times

I don't remember my mother's face ,I wasn't lucky to have her around but Jenima was there for me

my nanny , my friend ,my care taker

she was everything to me

I dont have any friends at school

because I'm watched by my guards

two old bald ugly men

who stays at a distance and always have an eye on me

I'm a living princess with lots of money, well father's money but a princess living in a cage called home .

I'm not allowed to go to any party or functions

weekly once , I get to use my laptop and watch a movie

I have a set timings for everything

my sleeping time , my time for studying

my life runs in a schedule

or was running

yes , finally I decided I wanted to go live my life

on my own terms so I planned

planned for two months after my eighteenth birthday

and today I'm on the flight

heading to Las Vegas

the sin city

I don't know when I'll be tracked down by my father

but until then I'm chasing my freedom

I know the end results when I get back home will not be pleasant but I'm sick of being a toy under the covers

And this is my only chance to live my life to the fullest

I don't care about anything else

I just want to be a free spirited girl, enjoying her life not some rich judge's daughter trapped in the house having two old men watch her

I look around inside the plan

All the people busy in there own things ,chatting with there fellow person

Drinking, reading magazines etc

But me ?

I'm panicking, I can't do this

first time on plane what if it crashes, what if I choke out while I'm on the air

god , why did I come here at the first place ?

I'm fighting my own thoughts, my fingers shivering unable to open the water bottle

"First time on plane ?" I hear a smooth , soft voice

a male voice

I nod , not facing the stranger

embarrassed to raise my head up

"Its okay , just breathe " I feel his hand in my wrist

rubbing my palm

gently

"Follow me "I feel his chest raising and falling down

As he breathes in and out

"Go on "he suggests me

I take a breathe in and out

And suddenly my eyes falls on his hand holding my wrist gently

My hand looks small infront of his huge one's

don't look Cas

don't

but I look at him , I catch my breathe staring at his hazel green eyes

I thought only people in films had such a colour

He looks like a Disney star

With those messy hair , hazel eyes , a small amount of beard

He looks perfect like a dream

I'm not sure how long I'm staring at his eyes , finally I hear his voice again with a small smirk on his lips

"Let me help you "

his voice genuine, low and husky

I nod at him not knowing for what I'm giving a approval

he takes the bottle from my hand

I feel his fingers brush against mine , I feel alive

he opens the bottle and offers it to me

I take a sip of water still staring at those eyes

let this not be a dream

please god

I pray , I recite my prayer again and again in my head

As the flight takes off I get tensed but his calm voice soothes me

And again it feels like dream

"I'm Nick by the way " he smiles and a dimple falls on his left cheek

and I'm astonished

Suddenly the flight feels heaven

he stares at me ,his eyes getting darker

"Not sharing your name ?"

"What?" I stammer every letter

he laughs

his voice echoing in my brain

"What's your name ?" he leans in and like movies I feel he is going to kiss me

but instead removes my hair tie and leaves my hair open

"Yes , I was sure your hair left down will look better than being tied " he smiles again and presses his hand to his chin and leaning in again on the seat

"Cassandra " i finally answer his question

"How old are you Cassandra?" he asks me and my eyes goes wide

he thinks I'm underage ?

Oh God, I thought I looked like a lady

No I'm a lady

I'm sure not his type but I don't want his pity thinking I'm some teenager running away having vivid dreams

Yes I'm a teenager but my case , its different

How ?

Leave with a strict judge who tells what to talk and when to talk and also picks your clothes

And later get back to me telling we are on the same page, I'll agree with you

And yeah have two old creepy men always watching you no matter what your doing

Two old bald men

Don't forget that

"I'm twenty " I lie

he laughs again

"What ?"I ask him

Why is he laughing

Did I say all those things out loud ?

Oh god

" your day dreaming and your lips are murmuring "

"Do you always speak to yourself?"

Yes I do because I had none to speak back at home

All the nanny, no matter how good they were once I get attached to them

They were fired for silly reason

And I wasn't suppose to talk to them anything

If I did , the creepy old ones used to tell my dad and as a punishment my laptop was going to be taken away

But I don't tell him that

Instead I stay quiet

"Let me ask you again , how old are you Cassandra?" His voice stern but a smile behind it