Chapter Nine

Chapter Nine: The Darker Side Of The Fairytale

My eyes fluttered open and I immediately regretted coming around as a sharp pang of pain ripped through the side of my head and made me groan. My head had never felt so brittle, yet moving it was an accomplishment received after surpassing a difficult level of challenges. My eyes peeling open felt to be an illusion as I could not see anything but darkness.

I tried to reach for the back of my head but I could only get limited movement out of my arms before a force held them back from moving. What is going on? I asked myself, feeling a wave of lethargy hit me hard. I staggered in and out of consciousness until I felt my mind awaken and made a few very startling discoveries. I was blindfolded, the darkness I was left in was due to the silky cloth laid over my eyes, tied behind my head. I was also on my knees, kneeling on what felt like an old bed mattress, both my hands were cuffed onto something close to limit my movement. I could feel th