Hide

There are five homes being built. I'm going to hide in one of them.

I climb into an open window. I navigate up to the attic, and shut the hatch door. Covering it with a large beam. It's hard to see between lightning strikes. I have a small knife in my sock, I take it out and hold it. I'm lucky it didn't fall out when I fell. It's tiny and can't do much anyways.

I set down hoping he passes by. I'm freezing and just want to go home. I try to wipe the mud from my face. I can't believe I didn't grab my hoodie. My chest is hurting really bad. The mud has stopped the bleeding for now but it hurts so much.

After about ten minutes I hear foot steps.

Then his voice, it starts out soft and gets louder each time he speaks. I think I might be able to use some magic here.

"Hello"

" I know you're in here."

"don't be afraid"

"I have no interest in you"

"I'm just doing my job"

"I'll take you straight to The Boss"

"I don't hurt women"

"I'm not as sick as those other men"

He is right outside the door.

"come on out" he said from the other side of the door.

How did he find me so fast it's like he knew right where I was.

I look around for another way out but see nothing. I think what can I do to protect myself. This knife can't do much, with how exhausted I am fighting is not going to work. He doesn't even sound out of breath.

I do have one thing I can try but I've never tried it before. It should protect me.

"I know your scared"

"I'm pretty sure they hurt you"

"let me help"

I carefully cut a circle into the floor. Thinking back to the book I got this spell from. The goal of the spell is to force the person to do as they said. Like a magic contract.

"come on I can keep you safe till we get to The Boss." he said sounding board.

"I promise I won't hurt you."

He's not trying to open the door.

"Fine, I'll let you up to talk, but you'll have to give me your word" I said trying to hide my tired voice.

"ok, whatever." he said.

I moved the large beam from the hatch. allowing him to come in I stepped back to the middle of the circle.

"so...?" he said. using his phone to light his path I see my muddy foot prints on the floor that's how he found me. He shines the light at my face.

"come stand in front of me, we will do a spell so I can trust you" I tell him.

"ok ok haha... then you'll come?" he said putting his phone down light up lightning the whole attic. I saw his face.

"You!?!" ... "Jay?" oh all the people...

"You? I didn't recognize you with all the mud. You told me your name was Ray. Our target is named Marry" Jay responded. "And I'm the one that cant be trusted?" he looks hurt.

He was the man I met by chance at the movies. That I had a date with tonight.

"That doesn't matter now, take off your shirt." I need to finish this quickly I've lost a lot of blood.

"really?" Jay "Are you some kind of pervert"

"Do you want me to go willingly?" sigh "I could just cut that nice shirt."

"Fine..." he takes off his baggie long sleeve shirt. He is ripped. I can't help but look even for just a second.

"what a waist. " I whisper.

"Now what?" Jay he is not happy.

"Give me your hand" I'll just get this over with.

I took the small knife and cut his palm. Then my own. I placed his hand on my shoulder where my shirt was ripped. I placed my hand on his shoulder.

"just fallow my lead. It's a verbal contract, signed in blood" I very briefly explain. " Once I open the circle we will be bound by the virbal oath we make."

After saying a chant in the forgotten language. To open the spell. I start. The language is considered to be a lost language but after a lot of studying I can understand it...

"I give my oath to go with you, as you will keep me save" I say looking at him intently, anticipating.

"I give my oath to keep you save as you come with me... but you can't lie to me again, and no running off. Deal?" Jay added more to it.

"I'll do what you say, stay close and be honest. You will not allow any harm to come to me! Deal."

"you have my word or my oath or whatever" He sounds so aggravated.

I say the word to finish the spell. Closing the circle.

I closed my eyes as a red light filled the room. My palm that's cut and shoulder that he is holding burn. The light went dark the pain dissapered.

"We may leave now." I said calmly. I need to rest I'm exhausted.

"Wow, was that for real? How did you make the light come out of the floor? Have you done that before? Are you like a witch, or something?" he is suddenly really enthusiastic.

"Yes. Magic. No I haven't. Lastly or something. can we go now I'm freezing and covered in mud?" I respond coldly.

"oh yeah, of course." his bad mood vanished.

As we existed the unfinished home it was still raining now heavier than before. It's so cold. I'm freezing. We walk for a little bit when everything gets dark. I passed out. We hadn't left the construction sight yet.

While I was passed out he cares me to his home. He took me to the restroom and ran a warm bath. He put me in the warm water removing my clothing and cleaned my face with a wash cloth. The warm water wakes me up.