9/11 Short Stories

I was flung back into reality when the ice-cold water drenched me completely. Groaning and screaming with anguish, I writhed about on the floor, clutching my body. My eyes were watery from the excruciating pain and my breath came out in sharp, shallow rasps.

Get a hold of yourself Jac.
Shivering, I turned to look at the soulless, malicious eyes of Unknown.
"You feeling better now sweetheart?" he asked teasingly.
I felt like a time bomb-ready to explode without any warning. "I feel just great," I said sarcastically, grinning smugly at his furious expression, though it pained me to do so.
"Get up you little b****!" he ordered, grabbing the collar of my shirt, flinging me against the shower wall.
I let out a groan, struggling to get myself into

It had four gray walls and a gray floor covered with dust. There was not a single piece of furniture or any windows in the barren room.
We would never know the time of day.
My gaze then landed on them. They too donned collars and leashes but their body was covered in purple-blue bruises. My brothers were hit so bad that the back of their heads were smeared with blood. They just looked at me expressionlessly.
I hate myself for getting us into this mess.
Glastian had tears streaming down his dirt encrusted cheeks but one of Unknown’s lackey took out a leather whip and lashed out at him mercilessly, making the skin on his little back split wide open-his flesh was near torn from his bones. Each strike send his ridged frame flinging forward as he braced himself for the next blow all while begging, sobbing and attempting to curl into a ball to protect his head from being split open.
"Don't cry!" he ordered, kicking him in the stomach.
My face went slack as my mouth hung open.
What kind of sick, twisted beast lashes out at a six year old?
"Y-you s-said you wouldn't h-hurt them!" I cried, biting his

We made no sound.
"F*** you!" Gerard screamed, pointing his finger accusingly at him, before letting it fall limply by his side. His hollow eyes stared at Glastian and me, then at Kate. She was curled up into a ball on the floor and whimpered slightly.
"There’s no need for obscenities," Unknown said, wagging his finger at him.
"I'll leave you all alone for awhile. Remember to cherish this moment, it won’t last for long,” he said, closing the wrought iron door and bolting it shut, leaving us in silence.
“We need to think of a plan,” Gerard said, his eyes flashing with determination.
I zoned out.
He had come in the middle of the night. No one had realized he was there, except me. I’d been unable to sleep after I’d accidentally clicked the link Gerard had sent me which caused Jeff the killer to flash across the screen repeatedly. He had always been the prankster among