Abuse (Narrative)

Acknowledgements: This post, or rather this essay is as inspired by Mr Zhiliang. 'I nice hor, do essay with you.' (:

I curled up in a ball, scrunched up in my favourite little corner trying to fall asleep in such a hot and humid weather. A familiar clacking of the heels rang in a distance and my ears perked up to clarify the sound. Mrs Lee! I arched my back, shaking off all fatigue from me and I stood up to greet her.

"Hello little one! Here's your favourite can of tuna!" Mrs Lee crooned at me.

I gave her an innocent smile and purred in delight as she laid the can on the concrete floor of the void deck in front of me. I lapped up the tuna and within a few minutes, the tuna was gone. I lied back onto the floor, glad of a full stomach. Mrs Lee patted my round stomach and cleared away the can. I then went to my favourite corner to continue my sleep.

A familiar whistle pulled me away from my dreams and the familiar dragging of boots sent shivers down my spine. Loong! At that thought, I sprinted to the carpark, and hid beneath a black van, praying that Loong would not be able to find me.Unfortunately, he did.

"Hey kitty kitty, I saw you already so you better come out now!" the cracked voice of Loong boomed as I saw the dirty pair of boots coming in a distance. Every sound the boots made seemed to resonate in my ear drums and I cowered in fright.

The pair of boots stopped right in front of me and I grimaced in horror. I prayed hard that he would not discover me under the van but to no avail. The grotesque-looking face of Loong appeared in front of me suddenly and I yelped. Loong laughed menacingly. Then with one swift action, Loong had pulled me from under the van with the callous hands of his and carried me right in front of his face.

"Aren't you a coward?" he scorned at me.

Mustering up my courage, I spat into his face like a rebellious child being caught for something he did not do. Loong was infuriated and began his torturous routine.

He tied my rear legs together to prevent me from escaping. I screamed in pain when he tightened the wires around my legs. He laughed at me with no sense of sympathy and continued. Then he secured a can to my tail with another wire, I yelped in agony. I could feel the blood oozing from my legs and tail and it was a pain hard to bear.

"Gee up! Move it!" Loong demanded.

I was forced to move around the void deck with the heavy burden on my tail by dragging my legs along. The pain was overwhelming and at that moment, Death seemed to be better off.

I was geting weak by the second and I finally collapsed. Loong was not letting me off yet. To make me go on more, he lighted my tail with his disgusting lighter, cackling at the same time. I groaned in pure agony and I fainted.

A sudden icy cold feeling woke me up from my trance and I realised that Loong had just poured a pail of iced water on me to wake me up. He chuckled at my sudden reaction and picked me up. He sat on the stairs putting me on his lap and he smoked his cigarette. I coughed at the smoke he blew on my face. That was a wrong move. I should have resisted from coughing. However, he smoke was enveloping me and it was intolerable.I coughed and wheezed. Everytime i cough, he would poke me with that cigarette, burning me. I yelped but hardly any sound came out. I was too weak.

"Hey! What are you doing?" a baritone voice shouted.

Loong looked at the origin of the voice and became terrified. I turned my head to looked but i could see nothing but silhouttes. Loong dropped me on the floor and ran. One silhoutte went in chase of Loong. That was when i realised there was two of those silhouttes. The other silhoutte pickd me up and I saw Loong being caught.

I smiled to myself, and fainted to the colour of navy blue, the clothes my hero was wearing.