Welcome to the Steemit Story Chain
Good evening to all of you gorgeous Steemers, I hope you are well. It's time for another Steemit Story Chain where I invite you all to continue writing a story that I will start. For the Steemer who writes the most compelling and original part of the story there are 100 Whaleshares to be won.
I want to say a huge thank you to all of those who took part in the last story chain, particularly to 
You wrote a very engaging piece with a lot of effort put in. Your writing style is clearly solid. Close behind you was
The winner,
A reminder of the winning entry is featured below.
The cold air hit me as the back door was wrenched open. I cringed against the assault I knew was coming, but I would not go willingly. I had made up my mind. This would stop tonight. One way or another.
I had never used my powers for evil, for bad, for causing anyone pain, but now it was out of my hands. They would force me to commit all kinds of atrocities if I didn't get the upper hand and if that was going to happen, it needed to happen soon.
I let my body go limp as I felt a hand grab my arm. Without any hesitation, he just grabbed me and pulled me bodily from the car until my body slumped to the ground. I felt a sharp pain in my ribs from his boot, "Get the hell up. This is no time for games! You're coming with us now, whether you like it or not." He kicked her again and she grunted in pain. It was just too much.
The other guy came around the car, "Hey, watch it. We still need her alive and conscious for now. Just carry her and let's go. I'm ready to be away from all of this creepy shit."
She felt herself being lifted and she gathered all of her strength within herself. She could feel the power pulsing through her veins and she concentrated even harder. She ignored the pains in her body that came with every new jostling footstep. She ignored the tears streaking down her face and focused everything she had inward. The only way this was going to work is if she could get it together and pull out more power than they could possibly have. Then she needed to get out, if she still could, take her doll and get back to... to whatever was in store for her. Whatever happened, she refused to be a pawn in this game for these people. This evil that she could feel surrounding all of them... she couldn't be a part of it.
She felt more than saw them come upon a clearing. Suddenly the air felt clear. There were no more branches clawing at her as he walked. She just felt air. She waited until he sat her down and then opened her eyes just slightly. There was a pair of black boots just a few inches from her eyes. She let her gaze travel upwards... it was worse than she expected.
She had known that he had to have a hand in this horrible game. He was the most powerful one in the city, if not the country. But he was pure evil. If he needed her powers, that could only mean bad things. If he didn't have enough power for what he wanted to accomplish and he needed her? Crap. That meant something REALLY big and REALLY bad was about to go down.
She focused inside herself once again and suddenly felt her head jerked back brutally. "Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do," His face was inches from hers and she was terrified. She could feel the evil coming off of him in waves, coating her with the stench of it. He laughed and spittle flew from his mouth onto her face. "You think you can get one over on me? Well that's just fine. You just tell our highly esteemed guests that you aren't going to cooperate. Let's see what they have to say, shall we?"
He picked her up by her hair and forced her to turn slowly around. She saw people huddled near a large fire built in the middle of the clearing. Ten, maybe twenty people, maybe more. They mostly looked lost or scared or maybe just cold. No one made a sound. Not one would make eye contact with her as this man held her up and made her look around the circle.
"I think there's someone right here that you'll want to see... why don't you tell them they're out of luck? Huh? Why don't you tell THEM that you're not going to do EXACTLY as I say?"
She stared through her tired eyes until they came into focus on three children huddled together. They'd been crying and now they watched her.
He had captured her children. Her babies.
She could only escape now if she found a way to beat him at him own game...
Now let's move on to this week's new story chain A Free Lunch. If you fancy a go at writing a part of the story then please first you must upvote and resteem this post. I have written the first part of the story, then it is down to you to use the comment box below and move the story on. Be creative and original. You can change the genre from one part to the next if you wish, it is entirely up to you. A short paragraph or two is all we are after. And remember to number which part of the story you are writing.
This contest is sponsored by Whaleshares and I owe a big thank you to 
The very talented
- A strong sense of imagination
- Creative intelligence
- Originality
- Narrative fluidity (ensuring the story chain links smoothly)
- Use of language, grammar and syntax (we need to understand what you're saying!)
The winner will be announced in a week's time. A new post will be published then announcing the winner along with a new story chain.
Now here is part one of A Free Lunch.
It had been a long and shitty morning in the office. Far too many colleagues and clients all getting on my nerves. I was so grateful to be in the park, enjoying some winter sunshine on my lunch break. I was just about to tuck into my salted beef and mozzarella panini when a thin and gaunt looking man sat down beside me on the bench. He wore a very smart navy blue suit and his after-shave was very strong. He had a tanned leather briefcase. He had a professional manner about him. 'I am happy to pay for your lunch', he said softly. Puzzled by this I replied, 'Why would you buy me lunch?' He turned to me, he looked very serious but not menacing. 'I'll give you another £250,000 also' he stated. He put the briefcase on the bench and opened it. There was a lot of money inside. Excited and worried I asked, 'But what do you want?' He said, 'I need you to do me a small favour, one which is perfectly legal'.