Chapter 2 In The Middle Of Nowhere
999 Words
The man walked over, "You slept for seven hours, over fifteen minutes." He said again.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Ruby was startled and took a step back. Luckily, there was a wall holding her back. If not, she would have fallen into the abyss. She desperately wanted to run and save herself.
The man swept his eyes over Ruby's body. He took a deep breath, then let it out roughly through his mouth. He sat down on a chair. His eyes never left Ruby.
"Dr. Ruby Quinn, how did you end up here?" The man asked. The words he spoke were more like mumbles. It was as if he regretted that the woman was in their lair.
"How was I supposed to know, huh?!" Ruby shouted. "I'm not the kidnapper here!" she got angry.
The man clucked in annoyance and left the room. Moments later, he returned with a tray of food.
"Eat up!" He said as he set the tray on the table. Ruby stared at the food. She froze in silence. Motionless, wordless.
"Listen, Ruby. You have to stay alive. You're only valuable if you stay that way. So be nice. Working together is better for you. Those men out there," he said, pointing to the door. Suddenly, the sound of people speaking.
"Trust me. All the men out there do not hesitate to finish you off and 'finish you off' in other ways." He took a deep look at Ruby's entire body. Frankly, he admired how beautiful Ruby was. The mocha-colored dress she was wearing enhanced her appearance.
"Eat before they force you to eat it. I'm sure they'll also try to force other food into your mouth." He spoke with a complicated smile as he winked.
Ruby shivered as she heard the words fall from the man's lips. Warm dew dripped from the corners of her eyes.
"What do you want?!" Ruby sat down limply. Her voice was fragile.
"It's not what I want, Ruby... it's what he wants to do to you. I'm just an errand boy. Eat and behave. They won't hesitate to be rude." The man left her.
Ruby was alone in tears. She missed her husband and her child. How was her daughter? Was she well? Was her father taking good care of her? The thought hurt Ruby even more.
***
Ruby was jolted from her sleep when she heard many footsteps entering her room. At least this room had been hers for the last three days.
She was terrified!
There were three men in her room. One of them was undressing her. The same dress she wore three days ago. Her underwear is visible, and her porcelain thighs are exposed. He ran his hand down Ruby's thigh. "You have silky smooth skin," he said enthusiastically. His wild eyes roamed over Ruby's body.
She immediately stood up and closed her eyes. She shuddered with fear at the thought of what was about to happen. It was as if Ruby could smell the misery she was about to receive. Her teary eyes stared at them one by one.
"What are you doing, huh?!" Ruby shouted. A cold sweat ran down her forehead, and then she curled up in the corner of the bed.
"I want you, darling," the man said, coming closer. He pulled Ruby's neck and crushed her lips.
Suddenly, the man violently released her lips. He grabbed Ruby's hair with all his might while his right hand brushed her lips, which felt very sore.
"Ouch!" The man spat angrily, "What are you doing, damn it?" He snapped at Ruby. His eyes were red with rage.
Ruby spat her blood-red saliva right in the man's face. She bit the man's lip hard.
"Damn it!" The man cursed, swinging his arms.
Ruby's head hit the wall from the force of the swinging hand on her cheek.
"Hold her." He ordered his two friends.
"Damon, let her go!" ordered the man who had delivered Ruby's food three days ago.
"Finn?! Let's have some fun, brother!" Damon laughed and climbed up to the edge of the bed.
Ruby drew her legs closer to her chest. There was no more room for her to run.
"Leave her alone, Damon!" Finn said as he tugged on Damon's arm. The man let go of Finn's hand roughly.
"What the hell?! We don't know how long we're going to be here. What's wrong with enjoying it?!" Damon was annoyed at Finn's stubborn attitude.
"You'd like it too, wouldn't you?" Damon asked the other man, who had been looking at them silently, and he didn't answer. He looked at Finn's face and seemed very unhappy to see this.
"Lucas? You wanted it too, didn't you? Come on, it's so boring being in this uninhabited place," Damon coaxed Lucas. He was looking for a friend to do his bidding. They both argued and persuaded each other to enjoy her body. Ruby was even more frightened now. She felt like dying.
"You guys go have fun. I'll take care of her." Finn pulled Damon's arm again. He took some money out of the wallet in the back pocket of his pants.
He held the money in Damon's face and gave Lucas the code to get Damon out immediately.
"Take it." Finn coaxed.
"Just tell me you want to enjoy her alone." Damon snatched the money out of Finn's hand with an annoyed look, and Finn laughed.
"Maybe. You know, I don't like to share." He patted Damon on the back and shoved him gently. He secretly wanted to tell Damon to get out. He looked deep into Lucas's face as code. The man understood.
"Let's hurry, Damon. If it's too late, we won't have much time. The party's over," Lucas took Damon's arm. They leave, leaving Finn and Ruby behind.
"Ruby, did I get a present?" asked Finn to Ruby, who was still in the corner of the room, still curled up on the bed, her body shaking.
- Writer
