7 Chapter 6: The Escape

After the sleepless night and the traumatizing event, I realized how much I was to suffer deeply. I was warned by that jerk to never tell anybody about the event but I didn't want to. I know the major consequences of reporting him but I wanted to do it. I just felt it's the right thing to do because any girl could also fall victim to him and I don't want anyone to go through such experience. So the next morning, as we were eating breakfast, as usual Delilah had earpods in her ear, Mrs Davis served with scrambled eggs and toast with avocado spread with chocolate drink. As appetizing as it looked I just couldn't eat a single morsel. I kept reminiscing on the awful event and the ugly smirk on his face after he was through. I raised my eye from time to time as majority of the time, my head was bent low. I kept looking at his face to see what his expressions were and trust me I just want to cut his throat open with my knife in seconds.

As my food was getting cold, Mrs Davis realized my change in attitude and asked me the reason why I was so down. I was torn between options. I really wanted her to know the scum of a man she married but on the other hand I was afraid of her reactions to it. The police in this country seem to be incompetent. Almost a year now, I have not heard a thing about the quest to find the people who shot my parents. I don't think I might get this man condemned in prison for as long as he shall live.

I managed to gather courage and narrate what had happened. The pit in my stomach deepened as I spilled everything to her. Mr Frank's face started changing as I narrated the story. I felt so relieved after letting the heavy load off my chest. I felt free but I didn't think that was going to change Mrs Davis, I saw her furious side. The side I never thought I would ever see. I saw her look so steamy angry like she was a volcano and it was about to erupt.

She started walking towards me while her eyebrows can closer towards each other. Fear gripped me as I felt her smack my cheek and the impact threw me to the floor. How could I think she would take it likely? How could I ever think she would believe an adopted teen over her husband? It was my death wish. I knew deep down how I would be put through great torture. I knew that it would be unsafe in that house. Especially now that Mrs Davis has exposed her rotten side. I would escape tonight. It is the best thing to do for myself, I know the kind of abuse that I would go through both sexually, physically and verbally.

As the slap forced tears out of my eyes, I kept my hands on the burning part of my cheek which had been marked by the slap. I could feel my hands getting wet by the tears, as I laid on the floor like I had suddenly become paralyzed. She grabbed the collar of my dress and raised me up. I run quickly up my room as I locked the door. I wanted to leave this house that instant because I know I have some great suffering to go through if I stay even a day. I decided to stay in my room till evening, when everyone was fast asleep then I will escape. While I sat on the floor behind the door and trying to digest what had happened,, I heard a knock on the door. I asked who it was, because it could be that rapist or the green snake that had camouflaged herself in green grass.

It's me, Delilah. 'Are you hear to torture me too?' I responded from behind the locked door. This is the first time I have heard her voice. Her voice was soft and calm. She sounded like a nice person and there must be a reason why she seemed rude, considering the people she lives with, she is probably going through hell. I opened the door slightly to see if she could also have some tricks up her sleeve but she stood there, waiting for me to open the door wide enough to enter. I opened the door as she slowly walked into the room. She closed the door behind her as if she had seen a tiger about to follow into the room. I just don't trust her, knowing the kind of attitude she has been showing and the parents she has. Who knows, maybe she could be a spy or something.

'I am here to help you escape',she said with a bit of trembling in her voice. I stood up from the ground with one eyebrow raised. 'I know I have been pretty cold towards you but I was quite scared and I think you can now understand why I am scared',she stammered. Why should I believe you and what do you mean by scared?, I questioned as I kept my arms folded. She removed and the pink jacket she was wearing and exposed huge scars of what looked like second degree burns. My mouth dropped open. 'Did they do this to you', I asked as I felt some chills go down my spine. She nodded and wore her jacket back. I wanted to just apologize for misjudging her. I really shouldn't have judged before getting to know the reason for her cold attitude. Turns out it was something way worse than what I had recently gone through. At this point, I suggested she also escapes with me, it isn't also safe for her here. She wanted to reject my proposal but I insisted she agreed which she did. We planned our escape and we were awaiting tonight. We also got to know about each other and we conversed about a lot a things. Until, there was a knock on the door. Delilah and I looked at each with fright beaming from our faces. Then the voice I dread so much. The voice that made me want to commit murder. The rapist, he is back at his little game. Probably here to kill me for reporting his evil deed even though it only unveiled the masked witch. He kept knocking on the door, yelling for me to open the door and also threatening to break the door down. My heart started to beat fast as I wanted to just execute the escape plan now. I grabbed Delilah's arm and pulled her to the bathroom and locked it too. I kept my ear on the bathroom door to hear all that was going on outside. I tried to check the bathroom window and realized how huge it was, it was big enough for both of us to crawl out of.

I made a sign to Delilah and we both crawled out the window and fell into a bush. There were little bits of scratches on me but it's tolerable than that place. Mrs Davis was watering the garden and saw us. She screamed,'Where do you think you two are going'. Then we started to run out of the as she dropped the watering can and started chasing us.