Beg Harder by Artemis Dianne (web based ebook reader TXT) 📕

Baby

These words ring in my head as if they were just words and nothing were real about it.

"I won't exactly thank you for you are the reason why the virus was there in the first place.  However you are also the reason why this new system is stronger. So for that here's a deal before midnight strikes if you get out of this building, you can have your freedom along with that billion dollar necklace but if not, you are to remain mine forever."

"You-you will let me go?" I felt my face  numbed quick. "As long as I have my foot out of this building?" My voice is somewhat coming out husky.

"Yes, I'm even giving you two whole hours and extra twenty minutes." Charles exclaimed as he looks at the time.

He air swipes a command, taking out the illusion and changing the window hologram view to a normal view. It's night time, I see the lights all over the city. 

"You have access to every door you wish to use, even the elevators but you have to step both feet out of this building before midnight."

"It can't be that too easy. What's the catch?" I reply.

"You just have to survive these." Charles air swipes a command and small mechanical insects fly down from the flowers hanging above. 

It seems that there are about 200 pieces of them, up there just flying around. So those were the moving glowing things, I thought to myself. 

He air swipes another command and one insect comes flying and landing nicely on his palm. 

"These are exactly like those pesky insects except these don't suck blood, they inject you with sedatives but don't worry they are low dose for I really want you to win this one," Charles says this with a sly smile.

My eyes displayed true horror.  Charles squashes the little mechanical insect in his palm. 

"See! they're like real insects."  He laughs, brushing off the remains of the little guy off his hands. 

"No no there's no way, please Charles just—just let me go." I pleaded to Charles but he cuts me right off

"Ooohhh Baby as much as  I love your begging, You will never get this opportunity, time is ticking." Charles's air swipes change the mood from light to bright. 

I squint my eyes, as I try to get a hold of myself, shock by the deal. I can't take the elevator, it would follow me in there and It will trap me. 

This building is more likely to be about 50 to 60 floors up. It'll probably take me 30 to 40 minutes to get down with my current tipsy state. I'm regretting indulging in so much wine, I should have known better.  

I was breathing fast for this is really my chance, those insects are quiet, I can't hear any sounds or movements like a normal mosquito but still, it's easy to kill, I calculated my weight versus how many insect bites I can afford to have before it could completely knock me out. 

If it's really a low dose like he says perhaps 50 bites or 52 bites but it can't be more than that. 

If I have access to any door, I can grab those contacts lenses to find my way out of here easily. Even if I get bitten all I need is both feet out that door downstairs. 

"I wonder what is going through your mind at this moment? This is really exciting." Charles gives a short, maniacal laugh and begins walking towards me. Without warning, he sprays something in my face, and my tipsiness disappears.

I look up at Charles, who now has the spray inside his pocket. 

"That should make you feel better! I told you I want you to win this one and I mean it." Charles kisses me on the cheek. "If you really want me to win why don't you just let me go? I ask and surprised at my voice which immediately went back to normal. It must be really that I'm no longer intoxicated from that spray. 

"You're wasting time Baby. Go!" Charles yells. I ran fast away from him not daring to look back. My tears are falling, overwhelmed with so many thoughts.

I don't know what's going on, but I'm having mixed emotions running through me, Charles gave me gentle sex, he had tried to have a nice conversation and now he's giving me a chance at freedom. I shake these thoughts to the side and push to focus on getting away perhaps it's the way his mind works when he wants to say goodbye.

I took off my high heels sloppily and ran out of the room when I felt the first bite but was quick to kill. 

That shouldn't count as one, I was able to kill it right away when I felt a solid bite on my leg. 

"Damn" I seethed out loud.

I quickly raced out into the hall that had the most complex maze-like architecture that isn't aiding me because I'm freaking out on my way down. 

I'm going to try to recall which floor is the lab on. It will be difficult to find, but I've got two hours, so I'll probably find it.

No one is around. I yell for someone to help me like a crazy person. After a few minutes of no help, I got two bites killing the poor little guys as I slap them off my arm. I gave up, resorting to just tapping random walls for any door to open.

Suddenly a door opened when I tapped on it revealing a stairway. I let out a loud yes and I feel another bite. 

I ran down fast, almost tripping but luckily I held on to the railings quite well, I have no idea how much time has gone by but if I get to that lab I can use those contacts to show me the way out easy. 

There are so many hologram illusions it was hard to tell which one is which. 

I tried my luck to go on checking random and different floors as I move my way down. 

No! No! No!... Getting bites as I yell.

My adrenaline is up, at this point I lost count on how many bites I have gotten but I'm already feeling a little grogginess.  

I now realize that I only get bitten whenever I make a sound. So I try not to make a sound. I kept my phase slow when I stumbled upon a familiar staircase that had the same led light interior as the lab, I went down that path and finally found the lab.