Emma the Pig – Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4

Their father walked up to the horrible metal frame that I’d spent the last eighteen hours hanging from, grabbing the wheel on the side in both hands and twisting it sharply around with a loud squeaking noise. The cuffs began to slowly slide back together, my toes scraping the wooden steps, but my legs were too weak to carry my weight still. He stepped up, reaching up to lift my arms free of the hooks and hoisted me to the floor, grunting as my weight collapsed into him, staggering backwards, keeping me upright. Pain erupted all down my arms as they fell to my side, my hips burning as I tried to support myself. Every limb was a mess of pins and needles and as I took one unsteady step my ankle twisted under me, sending me sprawling to the floor.

He just signed as he looked down at me, shaking his head. “Girls, go put your things away, give me a few minutes with her” he said without taking his eyes off me, and they nodded again, one of them giggling nervously. They left me alone with him, but as they stepped out into the hall I could see them still staring at me. He crouched down and reached behind my head, freeing the gag and pulling it roughly out of my mouth. I retched loudly, struggling to swallow air down my sore throat, looking up at him with my hair hanging in a tangled mess over my eyes. “W-water” I said hoarsely “Can…can I have some water?” He nodded at that and straightened back up “Come on then, follow me”

I tried to get to my feet and my legs went out from under me again, sending me thudding back down onto my knees. He was already halfway out into the hall though and showed no signs of slowing down, so I shuffled along after him as quickly as I could, breasts swinging under me, belly hanging down, trying to keep up. He was already almost out of sight down the hall and I struggled after him, thumping along the floor, finally forcing myself to my feet at the intersection in the hallway, leaning against the corner, panting loudly.

He was in the cavernous kitchen, leaning over the oven, tapping at the controls, and he smiled as I stumbled into the room, gesturing for me to sit at a small table pushed into a breakfast nook against the back wall. I sat down heavily on the bench, sliding over, watching nervously as he pulled a pitcher out of the fridge and pouring a tall glass of water. He slid in across from me, setting it down in front of me and resting his chin on his hands. I just grabbed for the glass, almost knocking it over, gulping the entire thing down rapidly and retching again, fighting the sudden heave of my stomach as the ice cold water hit my empty stomach.

He waited patiently for me to catch my breath, and then, softly, asked “So what exactly are you doing here? How did you get in my house?” I blushed furiously, I couldn’t meet his eyes, I just shifted awkwardly on the wooden bench, trying to find the words to answer. “I…I don’t know exactly. I was…here for a party. I found your stuff and I just…I wanted to try it out”. The words sounded so stupid as they fell out of my mouth, but he just nodded like it all made sense.

“I see. But I asked you how you got into my house” He says, a slightly firmer tone in his voice, and I gulped “Kelly…I think…I took her keys from her backpack in gym class. I hoped she’d think she just lost them. I came here last night and just…unlocked the door”. He nodded again, and stood up, taking the glass with him. He refilled it and set it back down in front of me, and I reached for it again, sipping more carefully this time.

“My daughters have taken a shine to you” He said slowly as I drank “I’m not sure why, but they have. That’s the only reason why the police aren’t on their way right now. Do you understand that? Do you understand how serious this is?” I gulped down a sip of the water and nodded quickly “I do. I understand. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, I’ll never do anything like this eve-“ He raised a hand, cutting me off. “The police can still be called, at any time. There will be security footage of you breaking into our home. Your fingerprints are over everything. The only thing that is keeping you safe is the interest my daughters seem to have in you. Nod if you understand”

I nodded, gulping again.

“Good” He said “Then you’re going to do everything in your power to make them happy. You’re going to be their new best friend. For as long as they want you. If you’re lucky that will only be a few weeks, I’ve seen them burn through friends quicker than that before. But until they get bored of you, the police are only one phone call away. Again, nod if you understand.”

I nodded once more, my heart thudding in my chest.