PROLOGUE
"Kaisha, let's go into the cabin up in the mountains. I've got something to show you." Felix held her hand as they were in the middle of nowhere. They were in the countryside. The road was deserted, though there were lampposts at the sides. There were forests on both sides of the road.
"Why are you bringing me here, Felix? Don't you think it's dangerous?" She asked and slid closer to him. They were outside his car that was parked at the side.
"Cupcake, I have a surprise for you up there. It's your birthday in half an hour." He trailed a finger to her face and pulled her chin to look up at him. He placed a kiss on her lips.
Kaisha was breathless from his hot kiss. "Exactly. So, I have been in my room right now to sleep and prepare for the celebration tomorrow."
"I just want to be the first one to have you on your birthday, cupcake." Felix broke free from her and held her hand, dragging her inside the trees.
Her brows furrowed, confused by what he was saying. "What?" His hand was tight in hers. "Why does it have to be up there? Why does it have to be in this place?" She wanted to take her hand from him, but he was putting up force in it.
"Because you're special, Kaisha." He stated, and they entered the forest. A flashlight in his hand. She was thankful that she wore her boots, in her night rendezvous with him. She just sneaked out of her room in their mansion. It was a chilling summer night, and she'd turn 16 in less than an hour. Her parents prepared a birthday celebration for her so everyone would wake up early for the preparation.
She and Felix had been a month in their relationship. He was her crush, and she couldn't believe when she had his attention as well. They hit it off in an instant. Though they kept it secret from her family because she knew that they'd be against it, considering how young she was. But she really likes Felix. He was sweet, considerate of her strict situation, and cute in his own boyish way. Though she heard some rumors about him being a playboy, she didn't believe it.
The cold air in the forest was getting to her skin. She was wearing a fairylike dress, and she didn't have any jacket with her. It's already been a few minutes, and they were still trekking the woody area.
Each stem and leaf they stomped made a crisp sound in the wake. Animal echoes in the night. Warning them that they were disturbing their night sleep.
"Are we there yet?" She asked, panting a bit. Despite the cold night air, sweat started to trickle down her brows, and she wiped it with her free hand.
"Yes. Just a few more minutes." Felix responded, not loosening his hold on her hand. "We are almost there, cupcake."
Her short hair that just reached over her shoulders was slowly going wild in her face. She flapped them behind her, wishing she had styled them in a ponytail.
After approximately five minutes, Felix stopped in front of her. She almost bumped into his large figure. "We're here." He announced, and she sighed in relief. At last.
It was a small cabin, but what surprised her the most was the view above the sky. The stars were all twinkling down on them. There was no hindrance in their sight. And the moon was in full shape, giving a soft moonlight glow on them.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" Felix looked at her.
"Yeah." She said, her eyes still on the amazing night sky.
"Come on." He led her to a cloth on the ground that had food and drinks at the side.
"So, it was a picnic." She mumbled.
Felix chuckled. "Yeah, only with the stars instead of the fishes at a lake."
"You're so sweet!" She exclaimed and gave him a hug with a peck on his cheeks.
He smiled adoringly at her, and he helped her sit down on the cloth. The grass was vibrant and glowing as well. He glanced at his wristwatch. Five minutes before midnight struck. He opened the bucket and offered her a beer. "For you to relax and feel warmer. It's chilly in here."
Kaisha wanted to refuse, but she doesn't want to spoil the moment. She took it and chugged down a small sip. Her face instantly turned sour.
Felix laughed at her reaction. "Here." He offered a snack. "So, the taste would go away."
She followed his demands and was happy that she got to spend time with him privately. For she knew tomorrow she would be busy and wouldn't have a chance to be with him. She looked at the time in her phone and she gasped that it was already 12:00 midnight.
"Happy birthday, cupcake!" Felix exclaimed, and he stood up, offering a hand to her. "My gift is inside the cabin. Come on."
She took her hand and she stood up. She noticed something in his eyes when the moon slightly caught a glint of it. But she brushed it off.
"But what about this?" She referred to the food. "What if animals would come up on them?"
"Don't worry. We have plenty inside."
They walked hand in hand to the cabin. When they stepped onto the small staircase up to the door, it creaked under their feet. It looked abandoned, but there was light coming from the inside through the windows.
It seemed to be a place of horror, but she trusted Felix. He couldn't be harming her. Considering that he knew her family background. He wouldn't dare.
Felix opened the door and she was somewhat surprised that she found an empty space. She roamed her eyes and there was a standing thick mattress at the side.
Her heart started to thump faster. She looked at his face and just then she noticed that her eyes were somewhat pinkish. "I think I'll wait outside. You can get your gift." She was about to turn around but Felix blocked the door. Then he locked it behind him.
"Relax, cupcake." He purred and cupped her face. She wanted to relax but she was really getting agitated especially how she just noticed his eyes.
"Are you on something?" She asked.
"Yeah. I'm into you." Then he pulled her waist and caught her mouth. His kiss wasn't like the sweet, gentle graze before. It was hungry and demanding. She was running out of breath but he wouldn't let her go. Then she felt a something warm behind her. It was another body.
Felix finally pulled his face from her but she was instantly pulled by another hand and forced to kiss her. She tried to push away. It was Oscar. A friend of Felix. As she continued to thrash around from him, she heard a loud thud on the floor. It was the mattress being laid down. Dust splattered all around but no one cared. She doesn't care too as her heart was beating fast and she felt suffocated as a hand closed on her throat and she was pushed on the bed.
"Felix! What's happening?!" She screamed at him as his friends held her down. "Let go of me!" She refused to believe her situation. She couldn't be in this state. This could just be a joke. A cruel, sick joke.
"Oh, cupcake. How I've waited for this for months." Felix drawled and fished something in his pockets. It was a kind of stone and he puffed it in his mouth. He sniffed and sighed with a satisfying smile in his lips. His eyes turned red now instead of just the pinkish glint earlier.
Kaisha's eyes widened and she looked at his friends. Oscar, Dylan, and Steve all had the same eyes as his. They were using drugs.
"Let me go this instant! You know that you'd never get away from this! You know my father." She tried to appear brave and threaten them with her family. She couldn't let them have their way with her. Though she was trembling from fear and dread. They were in the middle of nowhere. "How could you do this to me, Felix!"
She had trusted him. She had feelings for him. He was sweet, gentle and kind to her. He couldn't be doing this.
Felix heard nothing and he gave them a go to strip her.
"No!" She cried out. Her eyes started to water as she struggled to fight them. But she knew it was no use. They were four guys she was against. "Let go of me!" Her boots had come off and her dress was turn away from her. She was only in her under garments now and their lips were grazing her skin as their hands groped her.
"Help!" She knew it was no use shouting for it. But she refused to admit defeat. "No! You pigs!" Teas were flowing down her eyes as she felt numb from fear and disgust in what they were doing.
Suddenly, something in her snapped. Like her soul had been ripped open and there was another being inside her that finally came out.