Unwilling to let myself be conquered by you and your violent mood swings, I knew I had to try to break free before you returned and I succumbed to your touch again. Breathing deeply I tried to work myself out of the ties, hoping I could escape before it was too late...
Blood coated my left wrist as I finally managed to ease it out of its prison. Immediately I tried to undo my other wrist, my numb fingers fumbling with the tight knots. Untying my ankles as well, I sprung from the bed, eager to escape, only to collapse in a graceless heap on the floor when my body gave out beneath me. Trying to massage feeling back into my legs, I wasted precious moments trying to regain circulation.
It had taken me much longer than I had originally anticipated to escape from the confines of the bed. Feeling the urgent press of time beat against me, I struggled to stand up, using the bed for support. Hobbling clumsily across the room I felt like it had been years since I had last stood instead of mere hours.
Fearing that you would return, or manage to find me before I found help, I made a quick detour to the kitchen before heading towards the front door. I was holding the knob in my hands when suddenly I felt it begin to turn in my hands. Adrenaline coursing through my system I realised that I was caught.
Hiding behind the door, I stood ready to attack once you had crossed the threshold.
As the door slowly slid open I waited for you to walk pass me, hopefully giving me a chance to attack or escape. Instead, my gaze was suddenly filled with a dozen long-stemmed yellow roses.
"I know this doesn't make up for what I did, but hopefully it will stop you from attacking me." Your voice came from behind the door as the flowers were thrust even farther towards me, revealing only a hint of your arm.
Knowing I couldn't escape I felt my shoulders sink in despair. "How did you know I was here?"
"I...I just did..."
Finally entering the room, I realised you had changed into black dress pants and a grey coloured sweater, and were carrying a large black travelling bag with you. "Somehow I expected this to go slightly differently...I should have figured out by now that nothing goes as planned with you."
Laughing slightly, once again teetering on the verge of hysteria, I replied. "What, you figured you'd come in, untie me from the bed, where need I remind you, You tied me, and suddenly be a hero of some sort?"
With an infuriatingly sheepish look you ducked your head, "Well...umm...kind of, yeah. I was hoping..." Laughter filled your voice as you continued, "to say the least I never expected a naked, knife-wielding, Amazon..."
"...Can you at least accept the flowers?...Please...I don't expect you to forgive me, but at least take these so you know I realise I did something wrong." Each word slowly, clearly, poured from your lips, overflowing with seemingly pain-filled sincerity.
Realising that I really had no choice, I tried to compose myself, before I reached out and graciously accepted the flowers. I was debating whether or not it was necessary to say thank you when your voice interrupted my thoughts.
"You see, I...I just wanted you to know...what I mean is...oh, never mind." For once, your velvet voice seemed to fail you as you muttered incoherently.
Despite everything I knew about you, despite my mind screaming that I was a giant fool, my ever-present sympathy got the better of me as I remembered the slightly faded image of you smiling, dimples and all. Drawing a deep breath and hoping for strength, I tried to echo the soothing tones of your velvet voice as I gently spoke. "It's okay, just tell me what you were going to say."