After about three weeks, I'm exhausted from being on edge constantly. I barely sleep, and when I do, I have nightmares. Tim rigged an old mattress for me to sleep on, that way I won't have a crook in my neck in the morning from sleeping in a chair.
"Why haven't you done anything to me yet? Forced me to have sex with you, or even talk to you like I can stand to look at your face?" I ask him.
"I want you to beg," he laughs lightly. I roll my eyes, and he slaps me.
"Hey!"
"I want you to beg, but I'm getting really fucking impatient."
And with that- he leaves for the night. Copper whines and my stomach growls, reminding me that neither of us has had any food today.
I wake up in the middle of the night, dripping sweat. Another nightmare about being murdered in this basement before anyone could find me. Before I could escape.
It takes me a second to realize what woke me up. Then I see a figure move down the stairs.
"Tim?" I ask cautiously. The figure's descent down the stairs quickens and flips the light on.
"Hello. I've come to give you a snack," Tim says with a vicious smile.
"No, no, thank you. I'm not hungry," I lie. The way he's smiling gives me the creeps. My stomach growls again, and he smiles wider in catching me lie.
"Now, Tiffany. You know I'd never harm you," he says.
"I know, Tim," I say, becoming skeptical. He did slap me only hours ago. Not to mention the time a week ago when he pointed the gun at my head.
"So how about you eat it?" he says, handing me a plate of food. He uncuffs my hands, and I pick up the fork to put a bite of rice into my mouth. As soon as the food hits my tongue, I sense his demeanor change. Something's wrong, I just don't know what.
"This is really good," I say, eating quicker than I should. I finish the plate and start to get light-headed. Tim smiles even wider than before, and I give him a confused look.
"Goodnight," he says before I fall under some black cloud.
I wake up again, this time in someone's bedroom. I try to get up, but I'm tied down tightly.
"Hello again," I hear Tim say. He's sitting down in a chair on the opposite side of the room. I look down to see that I'm completely naked.
"Tim... did you-"
"Fuck you while you were asleep? No. When I fuck you, I want you to feel all of it," he says, biting his lip. Tim gets up and walks toward his bed that I'm laying on.
"Tim-"
"Listen, bitch. I've fed you and taken care of you for over three weeks now. And all you've done is whine and complain about how you could be having fun doing this or doing that. Or talked about how great your life was before me. Well, let me tell you something," he gets close to my face and grips my hair, so I have no choice but to look into his eyes, "I'm sick and tired of your shit. I brought you here for your own good, and this is the thanks I get? I don't fucking think so. So I've brought you up to my room to show you what you've been missing," he chuckles and pulls at his belt. I look at him with wide eyes and shake my head.
"Tim, please. I'll shut up and do what you want. Tim-"