Maya's POV
I sat in my room thinking about what to do next. The truth is that I want to get out of here as soon as possible, that I'm not interested in his plans, and that I'll not let him sell me for no reason.
Earlier he got a call from the office and that's how I survived getting hit, but he still locked me in here all day without eating anything, but it's not like I care about food, I was still trying to figure out how to get out of here without being noticed.
I don't want a gun pointed at me again, that scares the hell out of me. That means I can't use the gate anymore, but then how do I get out of here without being seen? I got up and started pacing back and forth in my room.
But no matter how much I moved, I couldn't think of anything and I was about to give up on this plan, but when I thought about the conversation my uncle had with that man in his office yesterday, I knew I could live here.
If I knew this man, I might try to talk to him about anything, but I don't know him, his voice was completely new to my ears. If I had heard that voice somewhere before at the parties I attended for the company, then maybe I'd try to get to know that person and find a way to talk him out of it, but whom am I kidding, even if I knew the person, my uncle wouldn't let me do that, I had no choice but to flee.
It was already late at night and the moon was shining through my window. I had no sleep and just couldn't get my mind off the fact that I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. While I was walking around trying to figure everything out, my eyes fell on the window that wasn't as big as those in the main house, but it could fit in.
I took a jacket from the bed and put it on, then went to the window, opened it wide, and looked out. It faced the forest, and from the other end, I could see the fence walls of the house. I straightened up and then pulled myself up to the window, sticking my head out first and looking around.
Except for the trees dancing to the wind, there is no one here and it's completely dark. I decided to pull through the other part of my body and today realizedsed that it was so good to be thin, it's just a pity that I didn't notice the distance and landed on the ground like a sack.
I didn't care because it didn't hurt that much, and I got up right away, my eyes wandered around the place and it was really empty. I sighed with relief and hurried towards the wall of the house fence.
My heart was pounding so hard in my chest, I just couldn't control my fear, it was burning in my chest and I was so alert. Something told me to go back inside, but something else told me to hurry up and get out of there before someone found out I was still there. Surprisingly, there was no security outside my little house, there were no guards, Maybe my uncle didn't think that I would use the window to get out of there (neither did I think so), but now that it did happen there's no going back for me.
I looked up at the wall, I had never climbed walls before and didn't know where to begin. The trees rustled behind me as the wind picked up and I was startled, my heart almost jumping out of my chest.
I stepped on my tiptoes and reached the top of the wall, pulling myself up. My hands started hurtling but I knew that I couldn't stop so I continued to pull my body up with all the energy I could master.
By the time I was sitting on top, my arms were hurting so badly. I looked at this place and my heart hurt, this was my parents' house and I had grown up here and even if the days after my parents' death weren't good I still spent all my years here.
Lowering my eyes to the floor I masked my feelings, then turned and jumped off the wall, landing on the floor harshly. Finally, I was out, and though I still had fear in me, there was a mix of excitement rushing through my veins. I was excited about the world I was about to face.
I snapped out of my thoughts and when I had movement, turning in its direction I realized that the gate was being opened, adrenaline rushed through my veins and without a second I turned in another direction and dashed in the other direction not even knowing where exactly was going.
" Stop " I heard a voice followed by a gunshot and my legs started shaking, I stumbled forward almost landing on the floor but when I regained my balance I didn't stop; I don't know where I got the courage to continue.
I didn't even turn around because I knew that if I got a chance to look at that gun then I would stop, another bullet sounded from behind me and I screamed in fear.
Tears started rushing down my face, and I sobbed louder, but my legs couldn't stop. I was completely scared and I couldn't tell how my body was still moving but I felt it shaking. The road was empty and everyone was so dark, I just hoped to see someone that could help me because I was starting to give up hope.
My heart was pounding so hard in my chest as the footsteps behind me got closer and closer, I was starting to panic they were so close they could shoot me to death and my uncle wouldn't say a thing.
But no matter how hard it was I didn't give up, I was done going to allow myself to be traded for a contract after all that I had gone through and everything that my uncle's family was going through I couldn't let them pay me like this so I kept pushing myself, my feet were starting to hurt so bad and my knees were growing so weak.
Sweat covered my forehead, beads flowing down my face and mixing with my tears. I could hear the voices and footsteps getting closer, no, I couldn't allow them to catch up to me. I kept pushing, not daring to relax even for a second, my chest started to hurt and I was finding it hard to breathe.
I heard another loud gunshot and fear overwhelmed me, I stumbled forward and landed on my knees. Seeing my state made me realize that everything was over, I turned my head to see that these men were still a distance away from me so I pushed myself and got back to my feet through the pain.
There is no way I could let them catch up to me, even though I have failed multiple times while escaping. This time around I want to allow my efforts to go to waste, but I am still very scared for my life. Maybe I was scared of being shot to death and how about that life that I'm hoping for in the future I want to be free and that is all and I'm not going to stop today.
I went into an alley up front and tried to increase my speed, my legs were hurting so badly that I couldn't hold it in anymore. The area around the alley was very dark and quiet, but it was dangerous, and never did it cross my mind as I dashed inside.
I stood in the dark waiting for whatever to happen, the footsteps getting closer and the heart in my chest pounding. I was so anxious for them to continue and pass by, I was doing my best to keep my silence without alerting anyone because the moment that I had stopped all I wanted to do was breathe in enough air to feel my lungs.
Finally, the footsteps were close and I placed my hand over my mouth trying to be so silent that when they were right in front of the alley and I was praying they just passed by, they stopped for a second and tried to listen.
Every minute that passed was like a torturous decade, my heartbeat accelerated in my chest. If they come up to me today I am sure that it will be very hard for me to survive this time around. My uncle would kill me, I could hear these guards talk but couldn't make out what they were saying, but they were still around and that made me feel like am walking on the edges.
They must have noticed the alley entrance by now, what if they're working what am I going to do then? No, I have to figure out something, I found myself taking steps backward. It was really so dark in this area and you couldn't see anything, I took one more step backward and ran into something my feet weakened and I found myself falling back.
A scream wanted to escape but I placed both my hands on my mouth right away before any sound could come out, I fell on top of something and heard a soft whimper below me causing me to panic. I freaked out and turned to the entrance but my uncle's men didn't seem to have heard anything.
I turned to whatever was below me with a frown, my hands started to move around and I realized that this was the body of someone else. I couldn't believe that there was another human in this place, his body was warm and strong.
I suddenly realized that I was touching a man, I took my hands away from him as I felt heat rise to my cheeks " Did I just molest a man ?" I wondered out loud.
Good enough it was dark and he couldn't see my red face because by now I look like a beautifully ripe tomato, and that would be so shameful on my part. I wonder what he was doing when I touched him and didn't say anything.
Maybe he was unconscious and that's why even when I fell on top of him and he didn't say anything, as I was still guessing whatever was going on I smelled a weird fishy smell that I was so familiar with and frowned upon. He was hurt and unconscious.
I tried to adjust my eyes to the darkness to see if I could see the injuries and blood loss, but my eyes were still unable to adjust to this darkness, this man needs a hospital but how are we going to get out of here when my uncle's men are so unwilling to leave this area?
It's only now that I remember that I was being chased, I turned to the entrance hoping that I hadn't made any sound to alert them but then I was met with silence.
I frowned unsure of when they had left I can't tell in which direction they had taken. I looked down at this man with a smile, he must be my lucky charm because I just met him and those men left.
I will help him but how am I going to get him to the hospital, now that's another issue on the table. I don't even have enough money on me so how am I going to handle this?