“Didn’t I say to clean this up?! And have you been fighting again!?”

Hello, my name is James Bell and currently I live with my happy family here in New York City. I would say that we are in the lower part of the high class in terms of money and both of my parents work and are always busy. My hair was originally black but I dyed it blonde and I would say that i’m also a pretty handsome 17 year old male with no friends who constantly gets into fights. We are rich enough to own a pretty big house too.

“Damn it! James Morgan Bell are you listening to me!”

Oh right. The person currently screaming at me is my father. My mother is also standing right behind him and she looks pissed. Did I mention that i’m an only child? My father is a lanky man with brown hair and pale skin. Despite his looks, he is pretty strong and also kind of aggressive.

“Listen to your father when he’s talking to you, you ungrateful bastard!”

...And then there is my mother. A beautiful woman with black hair, blue eyes, and a nice body. Not only is she good looking, but she is also quite smart. The total package right? A perfect 10!...Well if you took into account that she is far more aggressive than my father and loves money more than anything, then it takes away a few points. A 5 maybe?

*Smack*

“Are you listening now?”

Just now, my mother slapped me. She put all of her strength into it too. I can’t remember a single time when she ever held back when hitting me. This kind of thing is a regular occurrence so it doesn’t really bother me that much and I stay silent and look at them with an indifferent look.

“Fuck! Do the usual punishment! Get the chains honey!”

“Of course, dear.”

Let me explain what she means by “the usual punishment”. This is the punishment I get whenever I do something bad or go against their rules. Nowadays it’s because I get into fights. I think I get my violence from my parents. They do this even over the smallest things though such as not cleaning my room. Hell they even did it once just because I didn’t get all A’s on my report card back in middle school!

Anyways, let me tell you about this “punishment”. You see, first they chain me up and then they throw me in the basement. Oh but that’s not all folks! My family has a pet dog that lives in the basement named Hugo! I believe that it was a rottweiler and it gets treated like royalty while I, however, am it’s chew toy. It is also very aggressive and loves to fight. So whenever I get thrown down there I have to defend myself while making sure that I don’t harm it too much.

The reason for not being able to hurt it too much is because one time I was finally sick of being a chew toy and kicked the little shit as hard as I could on the head. I had put all my strength into that kick and ended up breaking its jaw. It whimpered and howled in pain which attracted the attention of my parents. That day I was beaten up severely by my father while I was still chained up and they made sure to chain my legs together from then on as well.

I don’t regret it though, because the little shit actually put a few scars on me too and now he doesn’t bite as hard. He does hate me a lot more now though…

So now I am waiting at the same place where I was before waiting for my father to get here. It’s a fairly big leather couch with a big plasma screen t.v. hung up on the wall. It’s not all that bad here I guess…

*Rattle* *Rattle*

Just as i’m thinking about this, I hear the sound of chains rattling from behind me. I turn around to see my father carrying the same steel chains and lock in his arms. He gives me a glare and I know what this means. So I stand with my arms behind my back, legs together, and standing up straight. Then he begins wrapping the chains around me as tight as possible and puts on the lock which makes a *clank* sound.

He picks me up and puts me over his shoulder and begins walking towards the basement door with my mom in pursuit. I look up at my mother and she gives me a cold glare...She always gives me that look. That same old look of hatred and disgust. Even if I do something great all I get is “Good” and that’s it. Maybe she hates me because I never show any emotions on my face.

“None of this would happen if you would just do as you’re told. Always getting in fights for no reason! Eventually you’ll get killed if you do that here. The world is not that easy...You must be perfect.”

“...”

I keep quiet and look back down at the ground.

“We are here.”

But just as I did we have arrived at the basement door. Despite the rest of the house being a jade white, this door is heavy and does not fit into the surroundings at all. It looks just like a door to a dungeon.

My dad slowly opens the door and reveals a set of stairs going down into the darkness. So as per usual he sets me down horizontal and puts his foot on my waist.

“You need to learn your lesson already. I’m sick of doing this!”

Sick of it? I’m sorry, but who is the one being chained up and thrown down stairs only then to be attacked by a huge dog named Hugo?! So I decide to give him a little attitude this time.

“Suck a-”

*Rattle* *Bang* *Bang* *Bang*

Before I could finish my sentence I was kicked down the stairs and I think I hit every step on the way down this time!

*Slam*

That was the door being slammed shut.

*Clank*

Aaand that was it being locked...Seems like he’s really pissed. Whelp looks like it’ll be a couple of hours until I get out this time.

*Groowwwl*

Just as i’m thinking about how long this will last, I hear a growl coming from the dark. Luckily I can see well in the dark so I can faintly make out the outline of the little shit growling at me. Of course it’s Hugo. He stands at about 3ft tall and a little blood around his mouth from his last meal of raw steak.

“Ooh you look especially terrifying today Hugo! So scary!”

*BARK BARK*

I decide to mock him a little to get him angry. To be honest, i’m not afraid of him at all. Sure he looks scary, but between me and him it’s a battle of endurance.

*BARK*

Just as i’m thinking this, Hugo dashes towards me at full speed. I quickly sit up and put my feet out and push him away. He quickly gets back up and rushes at me again. I repeat what I usually do and push him away again. We do this again and again and again until a couple of hours have passed.

Now both me and the dog are panting to catch out breath. Man I am so glad that this dog is stupid. Never mind that! Why the hell haven’t my parents come to get me out yet?! It’s never usually this long!

*Groowwl*

Looks like Hugo still isn’t done yet…

“Can we take a break?”

*BARK*

After giving that bark he rushes forward again.

“I’ll take that as a no!”

So I ready myself to push him back again, but something seems off this time. Thinking that this mutt might try something different I keep my guard up.

*BANG*

Just as he was about to jump towards me like usual I hear a loud bang that sounds like a gunshot come from upstairs. It startles me so I look back and accidentally take my attention off of Hugo. And of course my shoulder gets bitten into!

“AAAAHHH!”

I scream out in pain because of the sharp teeth sinking into my shoulder. Just after I scream he begins shaking his head wildly trying to take a chunk of flesh out of my shoulder.

“AAAAAHHHH”

*BANG*

“James!”

Once again I scream, however this time I hear a voice coming from up the stairs. I look up to see the outline of a slender girl that looks to be the same age as me.

*RIIIP*

“AAAAAAAHHHHHH!”

I howl in pain again because Hugo finally got a good grip and tore off a big chunk of flesh.

“James! Hold still!”

*BANG*

I hear another gunshot so I open my eyes despite the pain and I am shocked by what I see. Hugo has a hole right in the center of his head. Despite this, he is still standing. However, he is starting to wobble.

*THUD*

With a thud he falls to the ground on his side.

“Are you okay James?!”

I look back up the stairs to see the girl rushing down the stairs with a worried look on her face. In a short time she gets to me and I can make out the details of her face. Jade white skin, brown hair, and emerald green eyes. She is very pretty to say the least.

However, the thing that definitely catches my eye is that her white hoodie is soaked in blood and she has a handgun in her hand.

“Are you okay?! You’re bleeding James!”

“Who are you and how do you know my name? More importantly why are you covered in blood?!”

“I’ll tell you later! First I need to patch you up!”

“What!”

Before I could resist anymore the unknown girl hits me with the gun and I lose consciousness.

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“Urgh what the hell?”

I slowly wake up and find myself in the back of a car. The inside has brown leather seats and the trunk seems to have plenty of space. I’m not too good with cars, but I think it’s a suburban. Suddenly I feel pain in my right shoulder so I look to it and it has bandages covering it. Another thing is that my shirt is gone…

Anyways, now that I remembered what happened I begin to look around in a confused manner and see that same girl from last time in the drivers seat.

“Oh you’re awake!”

Noticing that I was moving around, she pulls into an alley where no one else is and it looks like it’s still night out. She then climbs into the back of the car and sits next to me. She’s staring right at me while just smiling and i’m kind of getting creeped out.

“So-”

“My name is Abbey and I saved you. Now you and I can leave and find a happy place and live there together forever!”

I am absolutely stunned by what she says. I have no idea where I am, who this person is or what happened and then she begins talking about leaving and being happy together!

“H-Have I ever met you somewhere before?”

“You don’t remember? You bumped into me while walking.”

“That’s all?”

“What do you mean “that’s all?” That was the happiest day of our lives! You bumped into me and said “Sorry” and then walked away! It was love at first sight and ever since then I would follow you and every time I would just fall deeper in love with you!”

Holy shit this chick is crazy! I had no idea I had a stalker.

“And what about my parents? They wouldn’t let some girl they don’t know just kill their dog and take me away.”

“You mean those horrible people that hurt my sweetheart? I killed them.”

Again, I am absolutely speechless by her. She just casually said that she killed two people like it didn’t even matter! Now that I know what kind of person this girl is a great fear begins swelling up inside of me.

“What’s wrong sweetheart? Are you still in pain? I think that you need more rest.”

Huh? No wait i’m fi-”

Before I could say anything else the insane woman named Abbey takes out a needle and injects something into my neck. I begin feeling sleepy and my vision is blurring. The only thing I can see is Abbey’s face because it’s so close.

“Don’t worry. I’ll take you to my home soon and then we can meet daddy.”

And so I again fell unconscious. Today is just not going my way…

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*Smack*

“Wake up!”

I feel a pain on my face and a deep threatening voice. I slowly open my eyes to a dark and damp room that seems like a basement. I am also tied to a wooden chair. Two people are standing in front of me. One is Abbey and the other I don’t know, but i’m assuming that he’s the one that slapped me just now. He is a big fat man with casual clothes on that have sweat stains under his armpits. He also has a white mask on that only has holes to see through and he also has a machete in his right hand.

“Awake yet? Good! Let’s start with introductions. Of course i’ve already heard lots about you from my daughter, but first impressions matter.”

D-Daughter?! How could someone like her be produced from someone like him!

“...Aren’t you going to tell me your name?”

“Ah! It’s James Morgan Bell.”

“*Sigh* James? It’s a pretty common name huh? So what are your hobbies?”

“I-I like to fight, play video games, and sometimes I read.”

What the hell is happening? Whatever! I just have to make sure I don’t make them angry or I might…

“So you like to fight? I can see why my daughter fell for you hahaha! Sweetie you sure did find a keeper!”

“Right? He’s rich, handsome, kind, and he can even fight too.”

“Well anyways congrats James! I will allow you to be with my daughter! I hope you two will be very happy together.”

What is he talking about?! W-Will I be stuck in this situation forever? Maybe if I just refuse nicely they will understand! Yeah! That has to work!

“W-Well you see...the thing is…”

“What is it?”

“I uh...I am very sorry but I am not interested in your daughter that way.”

There is a awkward silence for a while and then I hear a sound that doesn’t sound good.

*Sniff*

I look up to see the insane girl named Abbey with watery eyes. The man claiming to be her father looks very angry.

“You! How could you! Leading on my little girl like that!”

“No! That’s not what I meant! I-!”

“Waaahhh! D-DAddy! Another one! It happened again! Why can’t I just be happy?!”

“Look what you did! Do you know how much she has been through?”

“I-I didn’t mean to! I was just-!”

“Enough!”

Shit! He then begins lifting the machete over his head. He looks pissed! This can’t be happening! I don’t want to die! Not like this!

“Die, you bastard!”

So he swings down the blade right down at my face. I hear a loud *crack* and my vision instantly turns dark.

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Hello again everybody! I hope you enjoyed the rewritten version of the prologue. I know that I definitely enjoyed writing it. Anyways thank you for reading!

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