Chapter 73: Escaping Chira

It was morning now and Sharon woke up with aches all over her body. She was still suspended by her hands so she spent the entire night on her knees.

Sharon began to pull the chains that held her. She was tired of being chained to the ceiling and needed to get free. She pulled but all to no avail.

She began hearing footsteps approaching the door to her room. Then, she could hear the sound of a key being placed into the lock of the door. The door opened and JJ stood right outside with Victoria in his hand.

She wasn't tied up or gagged or anything; she looked superb. She was clothed in a nice dress, she looked clean like she had taken a shower, she didn't look starved or dehydrated and she most certainly wasn't in a bad physical state. Addicus hadn't laid a single finger on her.

JJ pushed her into the room and left her inside with Sharon. He locked them inside and walked away, leaving the two of them alone in the room.

"Sharon!"

"Victoria!"

They both called out to each other and Victoria ran over to her and gave her a warm embrace.

"Miga, you don't look so good," Victoria said with concern, "We have to get you out of here."

"We can't! I've been stuck to these chains for days and there's no way to get them off." Sharon said in defeat.

"We can find a way," Victoria said with optimism, and desperately struggled with the chains, trying to break them.

"Stop it, Victoria, it's no use. Listen to me, you have to find a way to escape this place. I don't know why Addicus left you in here with me, but knowing him, the reason can't be good. Your life is in danger, and you need to find a way out," Sharon told her.

"But what about you? I can't just leave you here with that freak," Victoria said.

"You don't have a choice. If you don't go now, you may never get another chance." Sharon said, trying to convince her to go.

Victoria grabbed Sharon's face and looked at her with love and tenderness.

"I'm not leaving this place without you, Amiga. Either we both leave or none of us do," She said with conviction.

Sharon smiled at her at the realization that she hadn't changed at all since the last time they saw each other. She was still very strong-willed and strong-headed yet, kind and compassionate.

"Then we get out of here together, but first, you have to find a way to release me from these chains," Sharon said, having decided to escape too if it meant saving Victoria's life.

"Maybe I can pick the locks of the shackles," Victoria thought, and took the hairpin out of her hair and looked at Sharon with a smile.

"How do you even know how to do that?" Sharon asked.

"El Palacio!" Victoria replied.

She took the hairpin out of her hair and stuck it into the shackles binding Sharon's hands. She began to struggle to open the locks but it was proving difficult to do.

"I almost got it. Just a little bit longer," Victoria said to Sharon.

She continued struggling with the chains until she finally heard a click. The chains fell to the ground and Sharon's hands were finally free.

"You did it, Victoria! You really did it," Sharon screamed at the top of her voice in pure elation.

"Shhhh!" Victoria shushed her. "Be quiet Sharon. You don't want the guards to hear you."

"You're right, Victoria. Now we have to find a way to get out of this place. Can you use those pins to try and open the lock of the door?" Sharon asked her optimistically.

"I can try," Victoria said and moved towards the door.

She put the pin inside the keyhole and began twisting and turning. Eventually, the door opened as well.

Sharon moved towards the door and decided to go out first. She stuck her head out to check if anyone was around and was glad to see that no one was there.

"There's nobody outside," she whispered to Victoria, "Now's our chance to leave."

They both left the room and began to sneak around the halls of the building. Sharon moved cautiously, holding on tightly to Victoria's arm. She had a bad feeling about their escape plan, but escaping this place was much better than being stuck in it and waiting for Addicus to do whatever he wanted to do to them.

They moved around the large house, opening door after door until they finally got to the last one. Victoria proceeded to try to pick the lock of the main door while Sharon looked out the window. She could see the birds and the ocean and trees and knew that freedom was just a few yards away.

"And where do you think you're going?" Addicus said from behind them.

Sharon was immediately terrified, and she held Victoria's hand and placed her behind her to protect her.

"Oh, my dear Sharon! I thought you knew me better by now. Did you think I'd really just let you leave this place? I put the girl in your room on purpose and I also put the hairpin in her hair, hoping that you girls would try to devise a plan to escape, and you did not disappoint," Addicus told her.

"Then why? Why did you do this? Why did you give us a chance to escape?" Sharon asked with anger.

"Oh, you know the way I am, Sharon. There is never a dull moment with me. I wanted you to think that you had the upper hand. I wanted to give you hope and then snatch it away from you." Addicus explained.

**He really was a psycho.**

"JJ! Grab the girl and teach her some manners so that next time, such ideas of escape will not cross her mind."

"Addicus, no! Leave her alone! If you must punish someone, then punish me, but don't hurt Victoria. Please, this isn't her fault. It was my idea to escape so punish me and leave her be," Sharon begged.

"No! I think I'll punish her instead," Addicus said with a smile and gestured to JJ to take Victoria.

"No!" Sharon screamed in protest and attacked JJ. He slapped her across the face, and she fell to the floor.

"Sharon!" Victoria called out to her in concern. JJ grabbed her and threw her over his shoulder. She kicked and fought, but she couldn't free herself.

"Let me go! Let me go!" Victoria screamed as JJ carried her away.

"Don't do this, Addicus. Don't hurt her. I'll do whatever you want, just let her go." Sharon said from the floor.

"Will you give me what I want from you?" He asked her, knowing he had her trapped in a corner.

"I'll do whatever you want. I'll sleep with you if that's what it takes to spare Victoria."

Addicus' smile grew wider. He finally had her in his grasp, but he wasn't going to make it easy for her.

"You know what? I actually don't care about having you in my bed anymore. All I want now is to see you suffer for all the pain you've caused me and your little friend will serve as a learning tool for you," Addicus said and turned around and began walking away.

"I've decided to give you what you wanted. Just have your way with me and leave Victoria alone," she shouted after him, but he didn't turn around.

"Addicus! Addicus!" She called his name desperately but he didn't answer until he was out of sight.

His other men grabbed Sharon and tossed her back into her room but this time, they didn't chain her up. The room now had a bed in it which wasn't there before.

"Arghhh!" Sharon let out a scream of frustration and defeat.