Things were foggy when she woke up. Opening her eyes were a task as well. What idiot would do that to her! She did nothing to deserve this much pain.
The sky was covered and she was moving. How can the sky be covered? She asked in confusion. Then her sight stretched from the sky to the entire hole of a place she was in. Her bag was in a corner while she was moving and... is it a car?
Car?!
Looking outside the glassed windows she was surprised to see everything black.
How long was she out? What day was it?
The pain behind her head filled out her impending questions.
"Ow..."
"Good that you're awake."
A voice caused Lucy to jump yelping. Searching for the source, she saw a man in suit and coat, the ones she saw coming to watch her shows. The elite ones.
Lucy was staring at the back of the car, his voice made her turn and see him driving it to somewhere.
"Who are you?"
"One of your admirers. And now, that could change."
"What?" The pain in the back of her head was making it difficult to focus.
"I am your one and only admirer Lucy darling. The only one who willed to have you at any cost. We are here!"
The vehicle came to a stop leading the girl to fall ahead but something stopped her from hitting the front seat.
She looked down to herself noticing only then she was strapped to the seat edges with ropes. It could stretch only enough for her to sleep on the wide seat. As she tried reaching to the door, her ropes tightened automatically. Hurting her to keep her in place.
Before Lucy could have the opportunity for doing anything, the door opened on its own to show the man who drove her here. She saw his face and could not recognise. It looked like the same faces which lusted over her as she danced.
After she was done dancing, they would come out of a trance in a click. Lucy sometimes believed she was more of a hypnotist than a dancer.
"Come on darling." He leaned over her, making her heart hyper in terror. "Don't worry and don't move, these are not normal ropes. You will be hurt if you try moving. You must be very hurt considering that awful drive you chose in the morning." He unhooked the rope above her head but her hands were still tied together. Same way after unhooking from the lower part, he loosened her feet. "Don't try anything darling or I'll keep the ropes tied on you." She remained quiet. The pain was substantial but she couldn't do anything to soothe it.
The man had beard surrounding his face on every place where it was supposed to grow.
"I know you'll be hurt. I am sorry darling. But don't worry I'll make up to you."
Lucy worryingly made her distance from him but with her tied hands and frozen legs, he managed to pick her up, his grip firm on her waist.
"Let go of me. I am fine!" She struggled with all the strength she could accumulate.
"Relax darling. You know this is the famous bridal way I have picked you. I have waited to have you for a long time darling. But I don't understand what happens whenever I try to ask you out."
He went inside a wooden house carved highly well. Lucy figures this man was definitely one of the elite. Affording such a house was indeed a hardship. It would take twenty years of an average man's income to be able to own this.
"Are you a magician?" He suddenly piqued it near her neck.
"Huh?" Lucy was getting scared now. She had no idea what was going on.
"Please Mister. Let me go. I can't be here. And remove these ropes, I can't feel them!"
"Sh shshhhh. You don't have to be scared. I will release you from your pain, I promise."
Placing her in a settee, he stretched her legs then went away.
Lucy couldn't decipher what he did with her legs, she couldn't feel anything. Never did it happen to her like this, causing tears to overcome on impact.
"Please don't cry darling." As she was on the verge of releasing the tears, his presence beside her stopped them completely.
Wiping her cheeks he showed the scissor on other hand. "To cut the ropes."
He cut them eventually. The pain subsided but Lucy didn't feel any better. It was like being in a cage for years and the effect of trap was persisting yet.
"What are you doing? What do you want? Please, just let me go and I won't say anything to anyone. I promise!" Lucy made all attempts to ensure her release from the unfortunate incident.
After her numerous pleas, the man astonishingly wiped her tears with deaf ear to her problem. She knew there will be a time she will miss her life in the opera hall, but did not expected it to be this soon.
"As I was saying before," Lucy had to listen to his stupid story again and again. "I loved you since I saw you for the first time in my life. Dancing, enjoying, no other girl would have the talent like yours darling. Then, when I stepped forward to meet you after dance, I seem to forget you." The man had his thick brows concentrated to solve such a big mystery he had no recollection of the solution.
"It didn't happen once, but every time I came to visit you. Every day I woke up thinking I forgot something really important. Do you know what I did to remember you?"
Lucy encountered with a lot of mad people today. First, Jessie and her mother, now this man. His words did little to register her mind.
The man however, continued with his incredible story, "I paid the bartender to capture a photo of yours while you were performing. Somehow, I don't know how but even the idea of anything sane escapes my mind when I see you dancing." He traced her cheek praising her. All he actually did to Lucy was frighten. The more she stayed with the man, the more she becomes troubled.
"No please. Don't touch me. Please. Someone help." The poor girl sobbed her heart out. Thinking of anything other than this filthy man. She thought of Madam Carry, Bianca, even Dove. The arguments, laughter, dancing. Mostly dancing. It gave her hope for better; something she never experienced before.
The man was so strong, his grip left marks on her arms. Pulling her close forcefully his voice turned husky which could have been sexy for Lucy in another situation.
"I don't know what magic you perform on me but I will make sure to never forget this pretty face of yours."
He kissed her cheek. The poor girl was whimpering terribly where he did what he wanted and she could do nothing to retract.
Lucy's kidnapping was spent with excessive needless pampering from her abductor and numerous touches on her skin. More than she had ever felt another skin against own.
Once, upon finding a chance, Lucy glided over the rough wood carrying small splinters invisible to eyes but they were powerful enough to pierce her skin.
Her abductor introduced himself as George Daniels; claiming to be one of the influential persons in the city.
From his words Lucy figures if she took his car on her own, no one should question it considering the owner of it.
She had reached the door, pulling out the latch. Luck was on her side when George went to take a bath. Lucy wanted to escape right now because he promised it was her turn next. She could not spare being touched by the worst man she met in her life.
It was her only chance.
Thinking of the consequences if she stayed another dratted second, her froze legs slowly came alive. She almost felt the blood running through her veins. With all her strength she managed inside the car seat.
"Well, it's easier now. Just drive and get out of here."
Pushing the ignition button, the car started with renewed motivation. Lucy stamped on the accelerator, leading it to go straight into the house door which she closed so slowly not a minute ago.
George's voice was audible, that was when she panicked.
She tried again and the car again spurred ahead.
"Back. You have to go back!"
"Darling, what are you doing? You'll hurt yourself!" He shouted from the top window, his bare chest visible. "Lucy! Stop this now!" He appeared so errant, Lucy saw him loose his cool. Then he hopped over the window to jump out.
The scene should be enough to shock her. But it was when she saw his completely naked down part as well that she cursed aloud.
This time her hand reached a button she had no idea what performed, Lucy was out of the estate after finally learning to reverse the car. Turning back in between she saw the naked guy running after her. Lucy rushed to the next turn and the next and again next until she was sure she entered into a maze impossible for anyone to find her.
Lucy did not think of stopping anywhere. The place was a barren one with no population for miles apart.
The car stopped after her legs exhausted from continuously pushing the accelerator.
Breathing heavily, she rested her head on the neck rest. Minutes passed as she realised, she did it. She fought on her own!
Okay, maybe luck was also to be praised but it needs willpower to do that! The wide stretch of her lips showed how content she was with her work. She did something apart from dancing for the first time and she did not fail at it!
The news granted her to celebrate self. "Good job Lucy. Now where were we?" Following the voice came a stinging on her hand. The exact place she had taken a tetanus injection.
A dart.