66Please respect copyright.PENANAwhgbhAWP7k
66Please respect copyright.PENANA1iUHjUKIXw
When Silla awoke, she was surprised to see a dark red blood trail. Had the wood of the beams not been so aged and bleached the blood trail might have been missed. She could see where it had dropped down through the wood to the dirty cement floor below.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAej65ivyPoL
It was almost mid-morning, and the sun was bright, unshielded by clouds. The splatters were well spaced apart, suggesting that thankfully the bleeding wasn't heavy.
66Please respect copyright.PENANA646Ro0OWkY
Silla's whole side was covered brown in dried blood from where the window glass had cut her last night. Even the slightest movement made needle like pain shoot up her side.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAqGQk1a9x46
But she knew she had to keep fecking moving anyway.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAAtqNigzx65
Crawling out the window, she was more careful to not cut herself this time. The sharp shards sticking out on the window seal reflected the sunlight onto the floor. The glass shined almost bluish in the subdued light that filters through the grey clouds.
66Please respect copyright.PENANA3o83UAxWCE
Once outside she scavenged the streets for sustenance walking around the edge of the outer ring for miles. Until her legs almost gave out. Silla was tired, and her energy was completely depleted but the young girl kept pushing. Her tiredness made her hang limp like wet laundry on a cold still day. She felt like every muscle in her little body was giving into gravity.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAqFgxyt6pvx
All she wanted was sleep, a nice warm bed and a solid night of dreams.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAhVM6082c3X
Though the constant hunger she felt was ever-present; from dawn to dusk it gnawed at her. Food was her constant obsession. She couldn't look at an animal or plant and not wonder if it was edible.
66Please respect copyright.PENANA8q6dB6oXwQ
One of her odd quirks was her love of food. She so desperately wanted a delicious crunch creamy fried chicken leg. Just the thought made her drool and she wandered off into her very own imagination.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAhBhXYFMyl5
But in reality she didn't care if the food she could find from dumpsters was tasty or varied, just that it could stave off the pains a while. The gnawing hunger and black hole for a stomach made her feel light-headed, and her legs empty with the occasional uncontrollable spasm of her almost nonexistent muscles.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAup66de3K2j
All she was able to find this week was a few moldy pieces of bread. Tiredly she sat down in an alleyway huddled in a ball for warmth. Her lifestyle was so lonely and there was no one but herself. She was forever without another's warmth.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAG85ZvNz1Hf
It's probably why she liked crouching in corners because it felt like she was protected. It was relieving to her because her own warmth felt like the warmth of others. It was a way to protect herself from the solitude.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAYj1RMajMcW
But as of late she couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right. It was eerie. It was the kind of silence that falls right before you get knifed in the back. It sent a shiver down her spine and Silla felt her blood chill in her veins.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAnHI0LXyyX1
Spooky didn't quite cover it and eerie is an understatement. In the shadows, she could see a white hover craft pass by. The streets should have been empty without commuters by this time of day. It should have been as empty as any desert.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAe0HzOnUDQR
High quality hover cars were hard to come by down here; they were more common in the upper ring. It was almost impossible to find working parts for one much less a whole vehicle. In a junkyard no less; you couldn't just make one out of scrape metal.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAkROgcszqZ1
It was a vehicle that flied at a constant altitude of up to few meters above the ground and used for personal transportation in the same way an automobile from the twentieth century was used.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAkPaaHt0bNh
The idea was based on electromagnetic suspension by a scientist in the early 2020s after the pandemic hit.
66Please respect copyright.PENANA85JxfCXux8
Rear-mounted thrusters propel the craft forward at incredible speeds. Magnetic levitation, fondly called Maglev, is the method through which the craft is suspended in the air by using magnetic force to counter gravitational force which pulls the vehicle towards the ground.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAthvH4mJsSF
She didn't think anything of the large craft until she heard it move in reverse.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAZSfFyMu8a6
A man quickly came into view and rolled down his window and spoke, "Are you alone?" He suddenly questioned her.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAdoZHN8vG2M
Silla blankly looked at him and continued eating rotten bread as she ignored him.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAONWWlrBiCc
She wasn't afraid.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAukjGD5OEDW
Not really.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAzTCb0yFVKl
She was hungry. Food; that's all Silla could think about.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAhhXmYxdsRS
It seemed her lack of a response pissed him off as the craft suddenly screeched forward in her direction almost running her over.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAESr1hThk7A
Being chased was nothing like the hologram movies. The actors look heroic, sexy and in command of the situation. Reality was far removed from that pretty version of running to save your own skin.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAoD47DDCr2x
Silla shot forward and ran as colors flashes in her eyes; the wind making her eyes water. Silla's lungs were gonna give out any second but she refused to stop until she hit the ground.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAjMvr14PDdD
Silla kept running but she knew her time was up. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a large metal object; a pipe of some sort coming towards her.
66Please respect copyright.PENANA7InNgYSin2
She tried to jump out of the way, but it was too late. She screamed in pain and her head was unbearable.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAbSwnpSqxYS
She collapsed to the ground. As she laid there, she saw an image of her only family; or at least the only person she considered family. It seemed forever ago that she ran away from home; in reality it was only a little over a year ago. Silla's step mother was still there. Her vision clouds, the world and her family fade away.
66Please respect copyright.PENANA9PX2jA0zma
Silla woke suddenly, every thought in high definition. Her eyes take in every ray of moonlight and without a doubt she knows she has been out too long; it was already night.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAbirAZU3yD0
Though her eyes were open she can't think of why; her heart is pounding, mind empty. It's as if a hypodermic of adrenaline has been emptied into her carotid. Silla strains into the utter darkness, breathing rate beginning to steady.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAibb2Qd0Qcp
The side of her head lightly bled from where she was knocked unconscious. It throbbed painfully, and it was hard to concentrate. She felt as if she had double vision; everything was multipled and she was seeing two fingers instead of the one she had held up.
66Please respect copyright.PENANApt2FboYxqg
Finally fully becoming aware of her surroundings her eyes
darting around the room. She quickly ascertained that she was in a cage in some sort of abandoned warehouse?!
66Please respect copyright.PENANAGN1tUE7ENV
And she wasn't the only one...
66Please respect copyright.PENANAcIqbqy9Lz2
There was a whole a crowd of people trapped here just like her; though she was the only child among them. Possibly kidnapped by the same people and held here to be sold.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAkY0lVeKlki
The cold dirt floor they sat on was wet and eroded. The only windows that were available were so high up that there was no way you could reach them.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAVAabaYHzIf
Not to mention the only exit was a large iron cast door with small dents and scratches that indicated someone had tried to claw their way out. The only light we had was the moonlight shining through the shattered windows and beaming across the floor. It was as if the gods had adjusted the colours of the world.
66Please respect copyright.PENANA5CWTTk9efq
The place was infested with skittering rats running in the small corners of the cage she was in. All anyone could do was wait to be auctioned off, there was no way to escape.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAYDx7oBwVXA
Silla watched as the scavengers that sold scrap metal they collected or sole to paying customers. They had all sorts of cool technology on their hands. Though they also liked to sell people to buyers in the upper ring for just a few Crites; city credits. It was so easy they just had to post an ad on the archive and multiple buyers would pop up within seconds.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAKtAnX3B6VX
It wasn't odd for people to buy their spouses or workers this way in the lower ring. Though I suppose it's not much different for the rich in the upper ring. Silla had heard stories of families making investments in their children's chosen spouses.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAgHg6KVu4Jj
The whole place was dreadful and gave off an eerie vibe sending a cold sweat down Silla's back. It was like someone was watching her. She glanced around the area in confusion as she looked for the source.
66Please respect copyright.PENANA3acMBqjkKd
"Hello, little one." A sudden a deep voice with a Russian accent greeted from behind her. She jumped out of her skin and pivoted around to see a tall boy staring at her from outside the cage.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAIOr15X6JhU
He was near the lowlife who kidnapped her and she noticed his two sharp green eyes staring at her intently. He was a handsome boy. Though something about him was almost snake like. Especially his green eyes that almost seemed to glow in the dark. You could say he possessed certain serpentine features.
66Please respect copyright.PENANACcyJu7qvKx
Though the most discerning thing about him was his expression; it was blank and impossible to interpret with something dark underlying. The dangerous aura he radiated was unmistakable.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAzKMsifVL4D
Seeing as he wasn't caged and moved around freely the boy obviously worked for the slave traffickers.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAn9J3qlporr
When he first saw her he couldn't keep his eyes off her. She just suddenly appeared in front of him; the most beautiful creature, he had ever seen. Her deep ocean eyes were almost impossible to not get lost in, and her black eclipse like pupils.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAWvNyFEUudt
She vaguely reminded him of his long deceased mother...
66Please respect copyright.PENANAxFhBRXxCYe
It was almost strange how much they not only looked alike but their movements and reactions seemed the same.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAet96Et82DZ
He yearned to see her face but was blocked out by impressive locks of pure black hair that seemed to flow like a waterfall. The boy visibly blushed but hid his face in the gray scarf around his neck.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAoxdB9uCuHB
Silla involuntarily shivered as his eyes raked over her from head to toe; his blonde hair hanging in his face hiding the deep green that was his eyes. They were the kind of green that distracts you from everything. Although they looked beautiful, if you looked closer you could see a hint of mischief and something much more darker...
66Please respect copyright.PENANAsO2BuWOXZ2
Silla recognized it as soon as she saw him. He was hiding some twisted emotion in his eyes that didn't fit such a young boy. From the moment she discovered their similarities, she felt pulled to him. He was her chance to escape.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAzwzIEGOQiQ
She examined his slim and long body; he was around her age maybe older. Fourteen or Fifteen. Perhaps she could get him to help her. He was young but in this day and age it wasn't odd seeing a young child doing such a despicable thing to another human being.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAl2p87NlI8u
Her eyes were quickly blurry from keeping them open staring at the handsome boy.
She brought her hand up to rub her bleary eyes not noticing as he slowly moved towards her. Though when she reopened them her heart almost exploded from surprise and fear as he suddenly sat in front her.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAsl4M9lw638
The strange boy was silently staring at her in contemplation as if she would run at the slightest movement. Moving closer, he lifted her chin with his thumb. Through the bars of the cell, she was in. With less than an inch between their cheeks, his hot breath fanning over her ear.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAPWN2DoHxlw
Naturally her first instinct was to bite him. She comped down into his hand that had touched her.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAwkAPbqdjV5
He was surprised at her reaction and he pulled back to keep from being bitten further. At first she thought he would be extremely pissed and punish her but instead he held a thick smirk on his face. A feral grin that held a sort of dark amusement.
66Please respect copyright.PENANACb9UfTBlQT
It wasn't uncommon for slave traders to take a liking to the merchandise. Traders often took a few slaves just for themselves.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAGibFqfHbzS
Observing Silla's freezing state though his gaze seemed to soften.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAr0yGfNbO22
Once he stepped away, she let out the breath she was holding in. He seemed to be talking to another trader; this one was much older and had a prominent gold tooth. Every now and again she could see them glance towards her while they were conversing.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ43g4v7Wb
She couldn't read lips well, but she was able to pick up a few words here and there. They were probably talking about selling her. Though it was something about the green eyed boy not having a slave of his own.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAOodIS2gf3C
After a few minutes of talking the boy handed over a few hundred Crites and was given a key by the bald man with gold teeth.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAwJIQhhaaGS
Opening the crate, she was held in she obediently followed him out knowing the punishment for runaway slaves was several whippings.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAKB6JQkMO5R
But when she felt him, move behind her, Silla panicked wondering what he was doing. Looking back she saw him with his large jacket open. Before she could say anything he had encased him and her in it and zipped it back up; her body instantly shrouded with warmth.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAL4UNFpkX5c
His long gray scarf wrapped around her neck. It was quite warm, and she enjoyed its minty scent.
66Please respect copyright.PENANA91O9G3jjoe
The logical part of her brain told her she should be concerned about this stranger. But she couldn't seem to focus on anything except his body against hers. She was just grateful someone had saved her from the hell she was in; regardless of what they might do to her in the future.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAp3joXDyCVw
Silla's neck tilted to rest on his shoulder, the sensation lulling her into a state of tranquillity. Whether it's the possible lack of food giving her hallucinations or not, she heard a faint murmur from him in response.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAqhK7hYyRJ7
He knew when he saw her that she was his. From the moment he saw her eyes sparkling like a thousand stars in the midnight blue sky.
66Please respect copyright.PENANAYymIqBn4Tf
66Please respect copyright.PENANANR2FSNoLxz
66Please respect copyright.PENANAEDIAkQ6liH
66Please respect copyright.PENANAt7wI37ylUw
66Please respect copyright.PENANA70N2k7sXQT
66Please respect copyright.PENANAn0dYdMIYxj
66Please respect copyright.PENANAxaunH1CMZR
66Please respect copyright.PENANAg9V3C5ol8Q
66Please respect copyright.PENANA4XujuVOA8S
66Please respect copyright.PENANAqK8fIU7MFa
66Please respect copyright.PENANA6iJKmifBU1
66Please respect copyright.PENANAHSxZXRjtmy
66Please respect copyright.PENANAhqgKPNjXNN
66Please respect copyright.PENANAIFw0L6dOnd
66Please respect copyright.PENANAwApCgoow7H
66Please respect copyright.PENANAs2gBFV6g8e
66Please respect copyright.PENANAKeKLcFFOaB
66Please respect copyright.PENANAgvc55ApnhP
66Please respect copyright.PENANAx4pp2FpJ9V
66Please respect copyright.PENANABs83iqWh0v
66Please respect copyright.PENANATQDTkHgPA4
66Please respect copyright.PENANAxXFkok1DAS
66Please respect copyright.PENANAnvxkzRnNia
66Please respect copyright.PENANAa4hw3kq1vq
66Please respect copyright.PENANATiqdT5Zwsl
66Please respect copyright.PENANALY4byl761m
66Please respect copyright.PENANAcHFT99VMN9
66Please respect copyright.PENANABoBQcL0GgX
66Please respect copyright.PENANAjXBpL4jHc7
66Please respect copyright.PENANAa1i3qlt0OS
66Please respect copyright.PENANASO4Xr3VahB
66Please respect copyright.PENANAmp0dCe77XQ
66Please respect copyright.PENANAsp5aJgdjoB
66Please respect copyright.PENANAkYets93iuj
66Please respect copyright.PENANA2YmAxOXLYT
66Please respect copyright.PENANAUPd0WA5Jra
66Please respect copyright.PENANAlH9jlwII9q
66Please respect copyright.PENANABlwFBFJdm8
66Please respect copyright.PENANAzmizVGSFsM
66Please respect copyright.PENANApzfJQsO9eL
66Please respect copyright.PENANA0Fk6BJHCnO
66Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0CK8HBMDn
66Please respect copyright.PENANAxAxgcdS834
66Please respect copyright.PENANA2pDW0jTXeD
66Please respect copyright.PENANAuvfZtoJ5r4
66Please respect copyright.PENANALYUQsd80OL
66Please respect copyright.PENANAJH9sbWRf7R
66Please respect copyright.PENANA0q9yPodeFa
66Please respect copyright.PENANAJry8RbEu8G
66Please respect copyright.PENANAxTQbMfuH2i
66Please respect copyright.PENANA3eXSKsGG59
66Please respect copyright.PENANAyG2pTsyHJ3
66Please respect copyright.PENANA8tgZeLi7cd
66Please respect copyright.PENANA11zycmsJyX
66Please respect copyright.PENANAQCObUHU3se
66Please respect copyright.PENANAMVJdd9d3wW
66Please respect copyright.PENANAQGCWwh9758
66Please respect copyright.PENANAHH9kDEpSnj
66Please respect copyright.PENANAb93kpk4gez
66Please respect copyright.PENANAkZEGDjILKK
66Please respect copyright.PENANA93Qj9NnG3w
66Please respect copyright.PENANA7Bz20oyRr5
66Please respect copyright.PENANAdVNA0O1OKI
66Please respect copyright.PENANARg2UEGkrUg
66Please respect copyright.PENANAmGOQY4320F
66Please respect copyright.PENANAJgpfebYxdh
66Please respect copyright.PENANAA9UUhphVvW
66Please respect copyright.PENANAz6EwgWKGWb
66Please respect copyright.PENANAa4B0NsW7hb
66Please respect copyright.PENANAVYGNR2Af0x
66Please respect copyright.PENANA1GMXFQgNCR
66Please respect copyright.PENANAOXaUEmAF34
66Please respect copyright.PENANAIfIIxpHnoR
66Please respect copyright.PENANA4BrAzKEkla
66Please respect copyright.PENANA0vXykzIHRs
66Please respect copyright.PENANAfcSmkPmwYK
66Please respect copyright.PENANAtwuWpfjWVa
66Please respect copyright.PENANA3xiaG02l7t
66Please respect copyright.PENANAb0ubP5ZrgS
66Please respect copyright.PENANA5rHrYonax2
66Please respect copyright.PENANAWekffSkuwe
66Please respect copyright.PENANAuNkwJzQSqV
66Please respect copyright.PENANADeVNcPJWwV
66Please respect copyright.PENANAKnddTy86VD
66Please respect copyright.PENANAap41LaOEnY
66Please respect copyright.PENANASfQn0NEjQ5
66Please respect copyright.PENANA0i1V6S4fQa
66Please respect copyright.PENANADWwfHfu5e4
66Please respect copyright.PENANA12NqAPNRuY
66Please respect copyright.PENANAnrX4M99eEm
66Please respect copyright.PENANAaxO8JSDV8g
66Please respect copyright.PENANAljsGxu3nSH
66Please respect copyright.PENANA4m358c24YR
66Please respect copyright.PENANAxMe58w4pSE
66Please respect copyright.PENANAoaYhlswtZ4
66Please respect copyright.PENANAsWEPuksKYU
66Please respect copyright.PENANAKC1l9W0GiW
66Please respect copyright.PENANAdOH2PP3g1R
66Please respect copyright.PENANAqoeRT1h5tN
66Please respect copyright.PENANAFiZE4zyI6f
66Please respect copyright.PENANAUNXsZruYTw
66Please respect copyright.PENANAYEnOfOCJgv
66Please respect copyright.PENANA7qGG8vcJmQ
66Please respect copyright.PENANAzw84kGZfXy
66Please respect copyright.PENANAjBXJbbqf2Q
66Please respect copyright.PENANARyirXUW7Dm
66Please respect copyright.PENANADrHtgD6485
66Please respect copyright.PENANAfAf8jgI6KT
66Please respect copyright.PENANAmYpjnmcan3
66Please respect copyright.PENANARicesK8liL
66Please respect copyright.PENANANTiCK7BpTP
66Please respect copyright.PENANACVIhvHpYoq
66Please respect copyright.PENANAsMVAZwoAFm
66Please respect copyright.PENANAA24g8lm282
66Please respect copyright.PENANAuYEhwN6Lwv
66Please respect copyright.PENANAu8mVLDiOHf
66Please respect copyright.PENANAed8kvj5Och
66Please respect copyright.PENANA0d8tV1lIgr
66Please respect copyright.PENANAR36UqRlvH8
66Please respect copyright.PENANArbsnLsONIf
66Please respect copyright.PENANAcNJwGLvoM0
66Please respect copyright.PENANAjXa4jpzC9Z
66Please respect copyright.PENANAeApLm4hpAY
66Please respect copyright.PENANAbHQqfWscn8
66Please respect copyright.PENANAbpD7Cz1KuW
66Please respect copyright.PENANAjJK2iVCfx7
66Please respect copyright.PENANAos7dOJ9mbv
66Please respect copyright.PENANA3iqPDtDQwK
66Please respect copyright.PENANAPvowinOZCc
66Please respect copyright.PENANAjZjXg9T1gz
66Please respect copyright.PENANAqhlVf6GcJs
66Please respect copyright.PENANAwcAaCwr254
66Please respect copyright.PENANAMnEIHWs4WG
66Please respect copyright.PENANAraBbxSrcza
66Please respect copyright.PENANA5J7cxiO5W7
66Please respect copyright.PENANAwoM7L4ouSj
66Please respect copyright.PENANA8kkWbo2Yxw
66Please respect copyright.PENANAv8EOSVo62B
66Please respect copyright.PENANArduCDUzvpj
66Please respect copyright.PENANAvlRMs6Ennw
66Please respect copyright.PENANAtybuQSPH5k
66Please respect copyright.PENANAS6auMg6QEh
66Please respect copyright.PENANAlBB2ocMP6O
66Please respect copyright.PENANAEhMvwsprzm
66Please respect copyright.PENANAMOI8WDRNGv
To be continued...
ns 172.70.131.173da2