Viviana

Bad Things Lead to Better Things

~this part will be written in first person~

The next day was awkward for me, regular for Jacob. I still had to do my chores and work for him. Every now and then Jacob would pass me and slap my ass, and I just would look at him with this blank stare.

"Viviana, you are stationed downstairs today!" Marvin called to me. Why was I supposed to be down there? I suppose I couldn't oppose because Jacob wasn't here. He was out getting groceries and sex toys. There was a bookshelf in each room that held mountains of them.

I walked through the house carrying the laundry basket. Today was laundry day, and it was one of my chores. I bent over the washer and poured the clothes in. With the help of a twist and turn of the buttons, it started up. I started for the basement door when I heard a creek at the top of the stairs. I would've said hello, but I can't talk. Jogging, I arrived at the top of the stairs when Marvin appeared. I waved. He walked a little closer to me, and then closed the door behind him. He put the key in the lock and it made a crack sound.

I looked confused and walked backwards down the stairs. I shook my head. What is he doing?
"Oh yeah bitch? You think you can beat me?" He walked down a few more steps. I tried to back away, but my foot slipped and I went tumbling down. My back hit a stair and my head hit the floor. I winced in pain, holding the skin on my back. "Oh you gonna cry bitch? You gonna cry?" He imitated a small child crying. "Waa waa!" He crawled on top of my body and pulled the zipper of his pants down. His bright yellow underwear blinded my eyes. I shook my head in denial of the situation.
"I'll make you feel-" his words were interrupted by a loss of breath. His fat body fell to the ground, revealing Serena holding a wrench. She ran over to me and hugged me with everything she had. Everything will be ok I signed to her. We sat there for a while and hugged. Love filled my body from head to toe.
"You thought you could get rid of me?!" Marvin shouted from behind Serena. I thought he was dead? Marvin held up the knife, about to stab Serena in the back.

Time slowed down, it seemed to almost stop. This is it! Something in the world is giving me time to think about my situations. What do I do? The air around me started to move a little faster. Shit! What do I do? It moved faster and faster. I have to reveal myself. I think I know what I need to do. Time sped up and the knife was about an inch from Serena's face when I shouted out, "Stop!"