CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1
PROLOGUE
VOLUME 1 *RETURN OF THE MISSING LUNA*
GABRIELLA
I sat in the dark room, hoping the darkness would engulf me, turning my existence into nothing but air ''Lights out!'' Madame Queen yelled from down the halls. My chest tightened, holding back my tears, I struggled to fill my lungs with air.
He's coming soon.
I gripped my thighs, burying my head into them as a dark figure appeared under the door. He knocked but he already knew I wasn't going to open, he did it for fun, for the mockery of it. He walked in, his presence immediately taking all the air in my lungs. I wanted to disappear.
''Sweet Gabriella, are you hiding?''I trembled
He says it every time he comes. I scooted to the wall, taking shallow breaths, praying I blended in with the darkness. He closes the door and turns the key. I squeeze my eyes shut, hoping this is just one of my many nightmares and I will wake up any moment now.
'' Sweet Gabriella are you scared?'' He took steady steps in my direction, he knew where I was, the room was dark but it certainly wasn't big.
I felt his cold hands on my knees. My body shook profusely, fresh tears running down my face as gripped my thigh tighter. "Aren't you going to say anything? Maybe scream a little, let everyone know you need help''. He caressed my thigh with an up-down movement.'' Oh, that's right, you don't f*****g speak''He said through clenched teeth.
He gripped my legs, dragging me across the floorboard. My head bumped the floor with a thud as my body slipped across the uneven wooden floor. My head ached but my throat refused to produce any noise.
His hot breath against my throat, rose bile in my throat. I gasped, trying to fill air into my lungs. ''Sweet Gabriella, why don't you speak? It's been like what? Ten years since you came here, we're family now. I'm family now'' He kissed my neck, nibbling on the skin roughly.
๐๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ. I said but my throat refused to produce it. I pushed against his chest, scratching his arms and kicking my feet, but his grip on me only got stronger. I bit down on my lips, it will be over soon, he never goes too far. He slipped his hands into my inner thigh. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ. I couldn't force it out. ''Your nineteenth birthday is coming up'' he looked at me, his dark eyes piercing and filled with lust. ''I have a gift for you've moved closer to my ear,'' Our first time, together'' he whispered into my ear. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ. He gripped the waistband of my jeans, and I kicked. It doesn't matter, the fight I put up makes him laugh. He unbuttons my jeans. ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ.๐ช๐ต, ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ.
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๐ ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ. Ran like I already knew the cops were after me. That would be impossible, It only happened 20 minutes ago, but I ran regardless. I looked down at my shirt which had a little blood on it, hopefully not enough to get me arrested right now. The harsh night breeze slashed my face as I ran. Bile rose in my throat from the adrenaline, my legs wobbled, wanting to give out.
I don't if he was dead. ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด. Bleeding on the ground, the horrible things he has done to me playing like a movie in my head. For 10 years, he had treated me like s**t, like a psychopath. I couldn't blame him though, everyone treated me like that because I couldn't speak. More like I couldn't push out words from my throat.
I was about to give out. My throat pinched, and it felt like my legs had disappeared. Headlights shone ahead. A car was coming, I smiled internally. it felt so good to get away. All the memories from this past year came flooding in, like a sad show. This was my new beginning.
I stood in front of the approaching car and waved my hands. I opened my mouth but nothing came out. I kept pushing, and my vision got dark, drifting in and out of consciousness. A figure stood in front of me, a clean ocean smell hitting my nostrils. ''Why are you in the middle of the road girl''. ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฆ. I tried to push out.
''Are you crazy?'' his impatience clear in his voice. I ran to him, gripping his pantsuit, my legs giving out beneath him "Help" I pushed out before losing consciousness.
