Where Am I?
Alicia’s eyes fluttered as she began to regain consciousness. She could feel a soft surface under her arms. A bed maybe? Her mind was still foggy. What had happened?
She tried to remember. Everything was such a blur. A date. She had a date. With Lucas. No, they went on the date. Then what? Two men. Yes, two men dragged her from her room. They tied her down and grabbed her breast. And then... and then...
Her eyes opened wide and she bolted upright. She gasped, taking in a deep breath and letting out a scream. The sound pierced her ears and she clapped her hands over them. She closed her mouth and lowered her hands. She could hear her breathing. Uneasy and erratic but she could hear it.
She could hear a faint tapping sound. An uneven pattern. She looked around, trying to find the source of the sound. She turned and put her feet on the hardwood floor, realizing that she was wearing a dress. A kind she had never seen before. With flower patterns and a matching ribbon that went around the back. She ran her finger around the patterns, tracing the flowers against the yellow backdrop.
Alicia stood and could hear the tapping sound just a little louder. She looked up and realized that it was coming from above her. She stared at the ceiling and tried to imagine what it was. People? Animals? Something else?
As she stared at the ceiling she wandered towards the window. She heard the off-beat pattern next to her. She looked at the window, listening to the sound coming from the other side of the curtain. Alicia put her hands on the curtains and froze. What if what was making the noise was something dangerous? She took a deep breath. Held it. Exhaled and threw open the curtains.
She opened her eyes, not realizing she had closed them, and let out a giggle. Rain. It was rain. She laughed and pressed her hand against the window. She could hear the rain.
Alicia pressed her ear against the window the way she used to do when it would rain. She could feel the tapping but now she could hear the matching sound. She jumped when a loud thumping came from across the room.
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