To serve a purpose

BELLA

Talk of jumping from frying pan to fire. I ran away from my lovers, not knowing I was running into something hideous. I met the monster who brought me to the room and ended up fainting again. The next time I woke up, I found myself in a cage, surrounded by a furnace of fire. Yup. A freaking furnace.

The heat woke me up. While unconscious, I felt like I was being baked in an oven. Sweat dripped down my body like droplets of rain as I knelt on the iron cage.

With a yelp, I stood up, cursing under my breath. “Where the hell is this freaking place?!” I yelled out as I jumped from one side of the cage to another, seeking a safe place to keep my feet. The damned monster dares to remove my slippers, to let me feel the hotness of the fire on the soles of my feet.

“If you want a confrontation, why don't you face me?!” I shouted. “Hey!” I looked around, to know if I could see anyone. I couldn't see beyond them because of how raging the fire was. “If you wish to slay me, you can seek an