M

an I expected. And I was honestly mad at As

. An eerie silence permeated the whole place, except cries from crows

my tracks "where the hell are we? I thought we agreed that we wer

house. "I know, Em, I just feel like I have to be there, like something strange yet

convince me. Besides, this place isn't safe at all. We can't shift yet a

ack from work." I turned and was about to start making my way back to fr

e close. Don't worry, we'll make it in time before your dad gets back, I

r my breath and then continued on the path she pointed at. She giggled

t. I marched through the forest till I got to a large clearing. As I took a step further, it

the darker day, but nothing happened, I was stuck! And as I looked farther, some strange looking men in

oat as I twirled and took to my heels. "What the hell is happening? Who are these

ma!" she cried, sou

with fear when I saw that the men had started chas

atching up to me. "Stop right now!" I heard one of them scream, and as

rd Ashely mur

I had been caught, when I felt a strong arm on my shoulder h

" the one with a black hair asked with

m or what to say. I couldn't even speak. How do I tell them I was a mute person? And that I meant no threat whatso

I could talk but

t was me being totally unable to defend myself. This was the exact reason my dad made

anything at all that could get us out of this current mess, as the men s

one with more muscular arms bellowed at me

t forthcoming with answers, but one of them was holding

where my only means of communication

the ground, allowing the tears ga

ead up to face him with his hands and at that i

with his face contorted in shock. The other one dropp

nd at their cowardice. The strength in me was enough to tak

men in that same uniform appeared from the other side

ead commanded from a safe distance. "And whatever creature you are

closer tentatively at first, but as they saw that I didn't move, they threw ropes around me and

ey tied me with it, I began to feel strength seep away from me.

I could do was weep till they dragged me from my knees and one

nd before I knew, I was shoved into the back of a car and a blind fold was put over my eyes, causi

gust of wind slapped as my face as the car kept zooming on. It took over thirty minutes (if my calculati

a thing. Soon the person carrying me entered a place that was quieter as I could no longer hear the

pen and I was dropped on the bare floor like a heap of sand. The blindfold was

seeing things. I was in a cage, with the light ente

d in any way as I left my phone back at home. I could imagin

ock. And I was left on my own in this semi dark and scary place.

So much for an 18th birthday, I thought as I sat on the floor, wrapp

y heart shredded into tiny pieces as I thought of what would become of me. Why can't I ever be accepted? And this was why my father tried s

ed back at me along with a loud footsteps and the sweet