Page 173 of One Eye Open (The BlackWater)

Maddie sat huddled in the back of the van. They hadn’t even bothered to blindfold her this time and she didn’t want to think about the implications of what that meant.

Her heart was racing, her stomach felt sick, and her leg hurt so badly again.

The van came to a screeching halt and she narrowed her eyes glaring as the doors opened and two men hauled her out.

“Where are you taking me?” She asked.

“Shut your face before we gag you.” One of them muttered and she snarled at him.

They dragged her through to what looked like a wooden cattle shed and threw her onto the ground. She groaned trying to get up and her eyes fell on the girl standing barely metres from her.

“Dani?” She gasped.

“I’m so sorry.” Dani cried. She had a huge bruise down her face and her right eye was swollen so much she couldn’t see out of it. “They made me do it. They….”

“Shut it bitch.” One of them men growled.

Maddie looked from her to the men behind her. There were three of them, watching her. Though obviously keeping their distance.

“Where are the girls?” Maddie asked her. “Where they even real?”

“They’re here.” Dani said nodding her head in the direction of the dark corner behind her and Maddie narrowed her eyes seeing the figures huddled in the shadow.

She got to her feet, wincing as a jolt of white hot pain shot through her leg. Her breath was coming fast, she was shaking with the pain but she mentally tried to calm herself.

She glanced at the men blocking the entrance. They were clearly waiting for something but she didn’t know what. And then the door slid open and three more men appeared.

“Time to go.” One of them said, only they weren’t looking at her, they were looking at Dani and the other girls.

They moved quickly, surrounding them and pushing them all out as they started crying. One of them smacked a girl round the head as she started wailing.

“Enough of that shit.” He snapped at her like that would somehow stop her from crying.

“Leave them alone.” Maddie shouted clenching her fists and one of them stood right up to her.

“You want to play the hero Maddison?” He asked smirking and her eyes widen as she realised it was him, that man again.

“Go fuck yourself.” She said.

“I’d much rather be fucking you, I remember how tight your cunt felt last time…” He growled as he grabbed her arms and she snarled trying to get herself free.

“Why don’t you go ahead boys, I think we have some reacquainting.” He said and she narrowed her eyes.

“You even dare.”

He grinned staring down at her. “What are you going to do to stop me? Huh?”

Without thinking she threw her head back and headbutted him hard in the face. He groaned as his nose cracked and she slipped out of his grasp.

“You fucking bitch. I’m gonna fuck you so hard you’ll be begging me to stop.” He spat smacking her back across the face and she only just kept herself on her feet but she tasted the blood in her mouth just the same.

“Enough.” Jamie said walking between them.

“You.” Maddie said staring at him and taking a step back. She’d forgotten about him, that he’d been there, that he’d been the one chasing her, taunting her.

“Missed me Mads?” He asked and she screwed her face up.

“I’m not done with her.” The man snarled and Jamie turned tutting.

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