Bethany P.O.V.
That day I was so excited as it was the first time someone has asked me out on a proper date and to an expensive restaurant at that. All my previous relationship didn't work out because they were all selfish jerks who don't care about anything else but sex. So, I am having high hope that he could be the one I am searching for.
If only I knew how wrong I was, I would have never accepted his invitation.
He was quite handsome, charming, and just a few years older than me. His name is Marcus Edan. He is well off as he owns a successful chain restaurant. Anyway, were having a nice dinner chatting about random things when he asks me about myself and about what I do in my free time as well as where I usually hang out and whether I live alone.
I should have taken that as a sign that something was wrong.
Guys don't usually ask that to a girl on their first date but as I oblivious as I was, I ignore it and answered him. I crave to have a guy love and cherish me that I was desperate and fell for whoever was giving me the attention that I wanted.
Once we were done with dinner we went to his car and like a gentleman he opened the car door for me and closes it once I was inside the car. Then he got in the car and starts the engine and drove off. I was giddy on the ride home because I found a suitable guy that I didn't notice that he was not driving me to my home but to some other place.
When he cut off the engine was when I realize something is not right as we were not at my apartment building. It was a two-story house that is surrounded with trees and looks quite old. I look at him confused and a bit nervous. "Why don't you stay at my house for the night I have something I want to show you" he explained. I was still nervous even though I like him I still was not ready to go to his house yet and about to ask him to take me home when he persuaded me to get out of the car. I got out the car hesitantly. He walk to his front door took out the keys from his pocket and open the door.
I had a bad feeling about this and tried to ask him again to take me home when he look at me with an angry glare and quickly walk to where I was standing and grab my arm so fast that I didn't see him move.
I was close to hyper ventilating by now and squirmed trying to get away from him, but he tightened his grip until I flinch. "You are not going anywhere except inside the house, or you will not like the consequences. Got it?" he said with a voice that was so cold it freezes me in place.
"Got it?" He repeated shaking me and raising his voice a little. I could not speak as there was a lump growing in my throat, so I just nodded my head fearfully. "Good" was all he said and pull me inside the house. Once we were inside the house he locks the front door. The sound of the lock clicking was the only noise I could here. It was like it was mocking me saying that I was locked in this house with a guy that I thought was the one but instead a dangerous person.
Inside the house was quite clean and tidy as there is only the necessary things needed to live. There was couch in the middle of the living room and a television on the wall in front of the couch. A big bookshelf to the right and a few paintings was on the walls. "Come" he said with the same cold hard voice and pulls me through the living room and passing the kitchen to a door.
He paused a bit to unlock the door and continued to pull me until I was inside. As soon as I saw what was inside the room, I was biting my lips to stop myself from screaming. Inside the room was filled with whips, chains, a table with handcuffs on each corner, variety of knives and other torture devices that I didn't know the name of.
He bent his head down to my ear and whisper "this is what I wanted to show you. Do you like it"? I was full on sobbing by this point and begging him to let me go but he just gave me his sadistic smile and drags me to a chair and ties me to the chair with a rope. After he was satisfied, he walks out the door and locked it.
I was crying and cursing myself for not paying attention to clues that this guy might be a dangerous person. A few minutes later I decided crying was not going to help me, so I look around for something that I can use to cut off the rope. It was either I was extremely lucky, or the psycho was careless as there was a small knife on the floor. So, I stretch my feet till I had the knife under my foot and drag it to me.
Once it was close enough, I stalled making sure the psycho didn't enter the room because of the noise. When I waited a minute or two and he still didn't come into the room, I lift my foot and took off my sandal, then I took the knife with my feet and reach the knife with my tied-up hands it was difficult, but I managed to grab the handle of the knife and carefully cut the rope tying my hands.
Thankfully the psycho didn't tie my hands behind the chair, so I was able to cut off the rope tying my hands with the knife in my fingers. Once my hands was free, I quickly cut off the rope tying me to the chair.Then I got up and search around the room for something that was hard so that I could hit him when he comes to this room. I was walking around the room when I found it. It looked like a baseball bat.
I waited by the door so that when he opens it, I can quickly hit him at the back of his head. My heart was pounding like it was trying to leap out of my throat when I heard his footstep getting louder until I hear the clinking of keys and the door opening.
I clenched the bat and as soon as he passed me, I swung the hammer at his head as hard as I could. I heard a sickening crack and a body falling on the ground with a thud. I breathed heavily terrified. I slowly walk to his body to check if he is still alive. There was still a pulse but faint which means he is still alive. I sigh in relief I didn't kill him.
I snap out of my thoughts to check his pants for the car keys and once I found it, I grab all my belongings and took off to the front door and unlock it. Then I ran to his car and start his engine. I drove past the speed limit to the bus station.
Once I reach to bus stop, I abandon the car. I didn't want him to track me with his car. I manage to get the last ticket to the city. The bus stop at the bus station in the city and from there I took a cab to my friend's house. The cab reaches my friend's house within 20 minutes. I pay him with a tip and got out of the cab walking as fast as I could to the door almost crying with relief when something grabs me from behind. I screamed.
I woke up with a gasp and nervously look around me. I breathe a sigh of relief when I see that I am in my best friend new guest bedroom. It was just a nightmare. I have been having the same reoccurring dream for the past few days. It's the same as what happened I experienced but, in the dream, I never make it to my friend's house.
I shuddered trying to get rid of the nightmare. It has been about four days since that traumatic experience happened. When I was explaining to Sapphire what happened it took a while because she kept interrupting me with angry outburst. It was quite funny watching all the different expressions on her face.
We went to the police station the next day after work to put in a police report, but it was disappointing as they couldn't do much as I don't have enough evidence to support my accusation as I only have a picture of the room and the house. That and the fact that his car was not where I left it and when the police went to check the house out, the room that I was keep in was different with no sign of the psycho that should still be passed out from the hit to the head.
I'm so creeped out as it looks like the psycho never existed and it was all in my mind. I know what I experience was real, but because of this I had no choice but to let it be for now. We put cameras inside the house in case of emergencies. For now, I am staying at Sapphire's house until this whole situation blows over. For the past few days, I have been going to work from Sapphire's house, so we got ready together and went to work together.
Anyway, thankfully tomorrow is the weekend and I can hang out and have fun with Saph (my nickname for Sapphire) to take my mind off my current situation and hopefully that will help me with my nightmares.
I got home from work earlier than Saph, so I was just watching Netflix in the living room to relax when I hear the front door opening. Saph's home I thought. As soon as that thought crossed my mind Saph came to the living room and collapse on the couch beside the one I am sitting on. Now the rolls were reverse. I ask the same question she asked me before. "What happened to you"?
She took calming breaths and answers with a tired tone "My boss is seriously a demon from hell. He is even worse than what people say about him. I don't know how I am going to keep up with all his demands" and lets out a frustrated sigh. "Wow! What happened to make him a demon"? I ask curious to find out. It couldn't be that bad maybe she exaggerated a bit.
"Firstly, he ordered me to sort out all the files that were in his office within an hour and there was like a hundred files that needed to be sorted out. Next, I had to check a presentation slide that he was going to present this afternoon and at the same time I had to push all his other meetings today to tomorrow because he was meeting with his family today and he gave me only two hours to complete it. My brain nearly exploded." She made the hand gesture that her head exploded. "I barely made it in time, and you know what he did he only gave me a curt nod and asks me to leave his office without a word thanks, once he was done ordering me around" she finish her explanation with a huff.
"Okay that was bad. I am glad that I don't work with him" I said feeling lucky that the job that I have now all my colleague and boss are somewhat nice. She glares at me. I put my hands up in surrender. "Why don't you have a nice bubble bath and I get things ready for movie night. How does that sound"? I say to her cautiously. I knew when she was in this mood she can easily snap.
After a few seconds she nods and got up tiredly off the couch and went to her room. I breathe a sigh of relief and start to get everything ready. By the time Saph came to the living room I already had everything ready and all I had to do was press play on the remote.
Once she was settle on the couch, I pressed play and snuggle on the couch not really paying attention on the movie but about my problem and fell asleep with the thought that he might catch me when I least expect it.
I didn't know how right I was.