Forever Broken: Chronicles of Araxx

was as hard a

so long that she no longe

for her. She was covered in grime from ye

dark, the floor was dim, all t

ly bright colo

the guards kept it short and cut it when it reached her

whether it was her own blood from the constant beatin

squeaking sound coming from t

of the sound, she stood up from he

its sharp claws. It got the room and gotten away from through a break in the wall, followed i

mpted to help the insect and

fort had

dn't give the young g

er arms stood on end as it moved across the room. Lik

to the far wall and got up. She looked u

r a window wa

stand on her tip-toes to look through it because it was so close t

he was standing, she could only make out a

been three days since they h

e outside guarding, they would occasionally converse. Annaleah would occasionally arrange a date or time. But to her, it w

heard in the passageway. Someone was walki

leave her alone if she stood at the back of the room with her head down. Naturally, that was entirely dependent o

passing through. She was left on her own. It appeared almost as though they were afraid of her. Typically, footsteps only indicated two things. eithe

or reverberated with the sound of heavy boots in the silence. A blessing

steps to be wary of and which guard's footsteps to follow be

greeted by the guard who wa

broken by the loud sound of t

ight from the passageway filled the hole, outlining the

could smell it. Annaleah gave he

you fed." The food was thrown to the ground by the guard. When the p

the waste. She had no idea who this guard was, and she had no idea that one move co

he guard left the room. There were bones from what appeared to be lamb

h taste as though it was the exact opposite thing she coul

usual seat as the cell fe

out the window at the outside world

xture, it was the nicest thing she had eaten in a

he cell that she had almost for

aptive for approximately nine years, the la

nearly seventeen, had she not been t

l. Despite the fact that she had never seen it from the outside, she imagined it to be a castle. Despite the absence of a

held captive. She didn't know why a man by the

"Where is it?" whe

no idea what

it was his. Annaleah had to find it for him because he wanted i

He became enraged when Annaleah failed to respond to Kane's

ears, they played with her as a toy. Annaleah was aware that t

had stopped for

l she was bloody and unconscious, lock her

ing as frequently, Annaleah was

had last returned, Annaleah would occa

m numerous times, but

merous escape routes but

simply began wishing that everything would soon come to an end. It never happened that a guard

fell asleep on the

her gave her an old dog bed. Although the dog bed was filthy and

she found the most inviting spot on the

midsection, as full as feasible for s

ended up

an old chimney. The mantelpiece contained flowers in a vase and the walls were a warm crea

ah could recognize herself in this painting. Anna

es were not in focus, the other two people in the painting must have been

bodies. The man had short brown hair, and the woman

he more she concentrated, the m

ee trees and grass. The house looked like it was in a forest, or at least not in the city. It must have been sunset because the

o her. Because of the color of her hair, Annaleah thought it was her mother. She grabbed her and held onto her tightly. Too snug. The grip her mother had on her felt familiar, though it hurt. It didn't matter if Annaleah wa

ng, she could tell that she was speaking in fear and panic. With Ann

t previously noticed the fire that was raging around her.

r in her arms. She had a pleasant, sweet, and familiar scent,

down her mother's back, Annaleah caught

ose higher and shattered the windows. The thatched roof had quickly collapsed, leaving nothing beh

re? Why was this woman rushing after her while holding her? An

garden. The idea entered Annaleah's thoughts that individuals could have been there to assist with handling the burst, however t

aleah, tripped over something on the ground, she fell quickly and dropped Annaleah simultaneously. She insti

her mothe

d Annaleah was able

the point

s grip on her t

the force, but the man was too stron

r arm was burning, and that her tears were clouding her vision. Her burned rig

was strangling her mother, but before she could eve

l to the ground after the big man had s

r's wide, dead eyes, which were still open and looking righ

in fear, but her s

s for the child?" A

of her mother. Another person said, "Boss wants her alive." The man appeared, obstructing Anna

scorched in the fire, Sir."

ot mention that he would not harm her

cause the pain w

hand, packing it into a clench hand. He punch

aned in

and torment in her arm, An

present moment after

was a memory that was both hazy

h it would no longer hurt, it would forever serve as a reminder that

Annaleah nearly eve

could never see her moth

who brought her up? Why was she unable to clearly hear her moth

by darkness, but she was far

aged her aching back, and made her way

to as she climbed the wall us

ish the job, despite the strai

eek earlier. There were six bars all together, and as of right now, f

imprisoned. By this time, it must have reached well into the double digits. She had been able to escape a few times before by taking

several months before she could lift her

ing at the bars to free them from their fixings. After that, she would put t

small drain in her cell that led to the sewers below. However, they assumed that th

ed up. So far, it had been the easiest. The other ones typically requir

to herself, "It mi

peek above the horizon. After the guards changed once more, she had to wait until nightfall. She could gua

out half a mile away, there was a distinct break in the t

n a long time, she h

of birds from someplace, b

, landing softly on the ground. She quickly got ove

d voices indicated that a ch

to find a better place to lis

ould learn about the outside world that she no longer remembered during these brief co

t on your feet! Ordered

ght guard had fallen asleep on duty

ad and firmly s

ard said, "I'm not going to

ht, shall

didn't hear a so

guard had placed something on the ground based

y sounded

ide her with more food. She felt

you a que

all the st

g her in jail? What use

ly unanswered question th

ers why we kept her locked up for so long. Even though he insists on asking us where "it" is, neither of

s,

r will be in sometime in the afternoon. T

h's cell ent

bowl of hot soup. Her stomach growled even louder than usual as the soup's aroma caused her mouth to start wa

e looked frightened, and he co

east that's what everybody thought. Even though she was underweight, she was strong fo

ue this man-not a boy-standing in front of her with visible shakin

rridor wasn't there. Annaleah, on the other hand, simply sto

oor once more and set th

the floor. After the previous night's stale bread a

hange was over before deciding to r

to be awake if

because they weren't ready, and t

not on his way to see her and