An unexpected friendship{Rocks}

My heart raced and my head pounded as Caldwell checked her over. I guessed he was checking to make sure she wasn't going to get away, but Haysel telling him he wasn't gonna get that lucky left me puzzled. He had smacked her and slammed her against the tree harder than he had me and now blood was trickling down her face. I wanted to run over to her and tell her everything was okay. I wanted to throw myself at the first aid kit and help her, but my knots prevented me from doing anything really. I struggled against them when Caldwell wasn't looking, but he heard me and rushed over. Everything's all right. I just want to keep you safe. He said quietly. I struggled again, making sure he could see. Walking over to tent he found another rope. I didn't want to be reprimanded anymore than I already was and I struggled hard as he walked over to me. He looked at me like a little girl, or an animal, he had gentle touch, but his motives were nothing but gentle.

He walked over to me, looking like he was stalking me like a lion. Placing the rope in both hands he lunged at me, landing in my lap. I tried to kick him off of me, but he was strong and just as stubborn. He tied the rope around my waist so I couldn't struggle as much. I still tried. He examined me, and seeing that wouldn't work he got another rope. Since when did we have so much god damn rope?! He walked over again repeating the same steps, except this rope he tied around the front of my neck to the back of the tree. He didn't tie it really tight, so I could still breathe, but he tied it tight enough that there were wrinkles in my skin. That should work. He said, examining me with a smile. Harmony, when nighttime comes, you'll be sleeping in the tent, and Haysel... That tree looks pretty cozy. He said, referring to the tree she was tied to. He went behind her tree and checked her knots as well, and after tightening them a bit sat on a log on the other side of the fire. I knew those trees would come in handy someday. He tormented I wanted to yell and scream things at him, but the rope around my neck prevented me from doing much of anything besides look at him with disgrace.

OOC:This is fun xD Their escape plan.. I don't know about you, but I don't think it should happen quite yet. Maybe a little later, there needs to be more for Harmony to get away from him for for her to try her hardest. Maybe her brother finds them?? Later though. xD

Haysel looked longingly at the food Caldwell was gobbling down. He laughed maliciously, telling her she couldn't have any. My stomach began to growl too, and he looked worried at me. He brought me over some fish, but I refused it. Opening my mouth, rather forcefully, he shoved the fish down my throat. This made me choke a little, but soon satisfied my hunger. Daisy threw her head, as she usually does when Caldwell is forceful with me. Caldwell went over, and though his face showed concern, it was just to get her to shut up. My heart longed to feel the wind through my hair as she galloped away. I then realized that in my day dream, Caldwell's arms were wrapped around me, holding me on. I was always comfortable in his arms. Haysel began to whisper to me a plan to get away. Of course he would forgive me, but I didn't want to take advantage of him. The plan was possible, and probable, but I wondered if my heart would let me. I had been with Caldwell for so long, and I truly did love him, even though he might be rough sometimes, I had a hard time believing he had a bad heart. I looked at him now, he was stroking Daisy, which she was only putting up with because he was slipping her apples, and staring at me thoughtfully. Haysel looked at me too, I guess seeing if I was following along, and I was, but I didn't know that I wanted to run. All I really wanted was to get out of these ropes. I remembered that it was Caldwell who tied me with them. My heart felt like it was being torn in two, and before I could respond to Haysel, a tear dripped down my face. Seeing this, Caldwell ran over to me and wrapped his arm around me. I tried to lean my head on his shoulder, but the rope around my neck restricted my breath. Caldwell looked at me longingly, and then untied the rope from my neck. With my head on his shoulder, I tried to hug him, but the ropes restricted my hands. He untied those too. I then tried to get in his lap so he could rock me back and forth as he does when I get scared. He untied my waist as well. I was completely free from the tree, yet I could only let him hold me. I didn't try to run. I didn't try to get away. I just let him hold me, because he made me feel so warm and comfortable.



OOC:Sorry I didn't give you much to work with, my fingers and brain argue sometimes xD

Caldwell held me in his lap and calmed me with his sweet words in my ear. I was hoping that Haysel would get away, though her company comforted me as much as Caldwell did. She didn't deserve all this. She needed to wander on her own, as I knew I could never survive emotionally without Caldwell. He was my rock and I needed him, even if I knew it wasn't healthy in a relationship to tie each other up. Especially by the neck. Soon, Caldwell had rocked me to sleep. His string arms urged me he would keep me safe, and my thoughts about Haysel faded into a deep sleep.

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The rain drenched us as we ran, but the sun shone high above us. Somehow in my heart I knew this was right, and no matter how much my heart would yearn for him, something was making me run. There was another girl in front of me, keeping exactly four long paces ahead of me. She was panting and spitting. Footsteps tread behind us, making me run faster. My tears mixed with the rain streaming down my face in waterfalls. I was free at last. After all those years of always being tied to him, the knots broke at my fingertips. A fiery passion for freedom built up inside me, making my legs shoot like a rocket ahead of the girl in front of me. A rainbow stretched across the sky, and even thought the girl wanted to travel a different direction, something made me run towards what seemed to be the end of the rainbow. It was a long ways away, but I wanted to see the end of it so desperate. What was there that I wanted was a mystery to me, but I definitely wanted and needed it. The girl behind me started to slow down and I grabbed her hand, she was coming with me. My heart and head pounded, each wanting a different yearn and want. Beside us ran a black stallion. It had no saddle or reins, it was just as free as I was. The footsteps behind us began to fade, but the stallions feet roared, and they probably were draining out the sound of the footsteps anyway. It threw it's head and ran faster and faster. I followed it.

The girl was panting and hardly breathing. Still running I grabbed her wrist and somehow threw her up onto the stallion, and then hopped on myself. I was in the front, the girl holding my waist tightly at the back. She screeched at cheered, yelling things I couldn't understand. A figure I realized had been following us, but it was now covered in the thick brush and we were making our way ahead of it.

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My eyes shot open and I tried to jump up, only falling to my knees again. My feet were restrained tightly by the ropes that restrained me earlier. Caldwell grabbed my arm and pulled me back down on the ground. He takes each of my hands and calmly wraps them around his waist, securing them with another rope, which I see in a pile beside him. He must have made some while I was asleep. I heard the soft whimper of Haysel outside and tried to sit up, making Caldwell a little more forcefully pull me back down. You were tossing and turning, I was getting kicked around... He stated this very calmly as if he wasn't tying me up to keep me from running away on him again. I moved my head towards Haysel and he sat up, untying my arms from his waist. She was being difficult. I tried to bring her inside, but she refused. She would run anyway. She's fine. Daisy's out there. I found that hard to believe. With my eyes I talked him into letting her come in, and he went out to fetch her without another word.

He lead a soaking wet and bloody Haysel in by the rope holding her hands behind her back. Her hair was tangled and matted. I got up and stumbled around for a minute before Caldwell threw her down and untied all the ropes holding me. He guarded the tent entrance, but let me go over to her. I gasped at how stressed and restless she looked. I started to untie her, but Caldwell let out a loud cough to let me know that wasn't okay. I brushed her hair behind her ear and got some bandages I had made a while ago. Caldwell and I were so used to living out here we rarely used them. Though every once and a while Caldwell would skin himself on a tree, or get burned in the fire. He was looking away now so I untied her hands. I knew she wouldn't move. He looked at me with surprise, but remained silent and continued to stand guard. I wrapped some bandages around her hands as gently as I could, though she did flinch a little at times. I took my blanket and wrapped it around her shaking body, leaving Caldwell's for me and him to use. I held her hands in mine and made a small and encouraging smile, trying to lighten the mood a little bit. I have this thing, I always have to help things in need. Even your squirrels. Tell me where it hurts, I said in a hushed tone. I was treating her like a child, but Caldwell had broke her spirit. She was now lifeless and no longer bubbly. I smiled gently again. Caldwell would not hurt this girl anymore. I was to make sure of that.

Even if I was to not escape, she would. Whether I survived or not.

OOC:I seem to write my best at like 1:00 xD LOL!

Our kissing was broken by Haysel asking why Caldwell let her in. I saw his eyebrow furrow the way it always does when he's mad. I elbowed him playfully to tell him it was just a joke. He looked at Haysel, then at me. Well. It was Harmony's idea. I figured if I was to keep you both around a while longer I should go along with it. I looked at him in surprise, not wanting to believe he just said that. He attempted to wrap his arm around my shoulder and I moved so he almost fell. I walked over to Haysel and plopped down next to her. Pout all you want, you two, but let me tell you this, and I won't sugarcoat it. Neither of you are going anywhere, your not strong enough, he said, pointing to Haysel, And you can never escape anyways. I always felt like a child to Caldwell, even though he was only a few years older than me. This made the anger at him bottled up inside me get ready to explode. And quite frankly I let it.

I stood up right at Caldwell's chest, wishing I was taller. I wanted to say something to him, but I couldn't find the words. As I was racking my brain for what to say he grabbed the ropes and shut the door of the tent. In the middle if the tent was a pole that held the fabric top off the ground. He reached for me with the ropes. I jumped to the other side of the tent to where Haysel was. I quickly pulled her to her feet and kicked open the door. She zoomed out, and I was about to follow her when Caldwell caught my hair. He pulled me back into him and my heart raced. My head was throbbing with anger and pain. He got the ropes around my struggling wrists and ripped a piece of his shirt off and made a gag. He pushed his knee into the back of my own knee, sending me to the ground. He somehow tied my knee to my chest so I couldn't stand, then he set out for Haysel.

OOC:Hope this was okay xD