"What did you say?" I screamed. "What was your answer?"
"Of course, she said yes, that is why she is standing in front of us telling us this story", said Henry.
"No way! You agreed to marry that monster? I thought I saved you from him and you have managed to dig yourself a deeper hole to fall into? Tell us what happened after he asked you to marry him?" screamed Anna.
We were all on the tip of our toes waiting for Daisy to respond. Her presence among us made her answer obvious but we wanted to hear it from her. We wanted to know what she said and what happened next.
"Let me finish speaking please. So, he asked me to marry him. I didn't have too many paths in front of me. I didn't have options provided to me. All I could see were the faces of those women I would be responsible for killing if I didn't find out what was going on. I hesitantly nodded my head yes even though all I wanted to say was no. every cell in my body hated that man. Even the thought of him being my husband made me want to puke. I wished to scream. I wished to slam a door in his face, but my mind had shut down. I knew being his wife would give me the perk of knowing the truth. It would help me know what his motive was. We have seen too much already; we are so close to finding out the truth. I am going to be his wife. He is going to own me. I will listen to him but I will never be his. I will let him have me but I will never accept him. I want you to trust me. You three are the only people who can help me get through this. You all can help me reach the truth. I don't belong to me now. I don't even belong to him. I belong to the truth. Only the truth will set me free."
We were all staring at Daisy, admiring her sacrifice. If I would have been in her place, I would never have been able to do such a thing. She had done all of this to save people she didn't even know. She was so confident that we could feel our spirits being lifted as well. We could feel the hope of hugging our loved ones once again, now that Daisy had found a way. It felt like a burden to all of us that we had to lose a friend to gain one. The torture Daisy left behind was nothing compared to the one she was about to endure from now onwards. She belonged to the devil now, just so that she could be carried by the angels when she died.
We knew we had to be her strength. We had to keep strong in order to help her stay strong. We decided to help her in this horrific journey. Anna would keep an eye every once in a while. Henry and I would lend a shoulder to cry on every time she felt sad about herself.
I believe that the torture room Daisy went to was the first step. I think they were trying to erase the memories that the women had built throughout their lives. I had seen in movies that electrocution for a long period of time can help you forget who you are. I believe they were being prepared for a new life. they were being forced to let go off their own lives. I knew Sammy would've fought throughout her journey in that room. I knew she would have screamed her lungs out before giving up. My eyes teared up imagining my sisters and my best friend tied up, screaming for their lives. The agony they had gone through was not at all deserved. I made myself a promise that the game master would suffer the same wrath he provided to all those women. I made myself a promise that I would help Daisy destroy that man from head to toe until he begged for mercy. After all that he had done, he didn't even deserve to speak to Daisy let alone have her. If my hands weren't tied, I would never let Daisy marry that monster. She was my only way to reach my family. As selfish as that sounded, I really cared for her too. My heart was pounding. I was about to sacrifice the love of my life in order to save my family. I felt myself drifting away when suddenly, Daisy held my hand. With tears rolling down her cheeks, she said, "I am sorry, Neil. I wish I could have been with you. In truth, I imagined myself with a man like you. I know I am about to marry a monster but in reality, I wish I were yours. I know I couldn't return you the love you deserved but I promise I will return you your family and your friends. I want you to be happy and stop loving me now. you have to let me go. It is the only way."
I said, "I wish it weren't. Under better circumstances, I would have given you the best proposal. You would have married a man, not a leach. You have wanted to marry me, no force, no torture, just pure happiness. In another life, I will be the man you deserve. I will man up and speak to you before its too late. I will be your man in this life and in the next, no matter what the circumstances. I know I can't have you now but one day, you will marry me. Don't worry, this is all temporary. You don't have to destroy your life forever. Just wait for the truth. We will all try our best to get to it before it is too late. Stay strong my love, I am with you."