Story Excerpt

Raped by Cavemen, by Jezebel Rose

My friends laughed as they pushed me towards the cave in front of us. “Come on Ashley, just do it. Go and see what’s in there. I dare you.”

Jamie, my girlfriend, chipped in. “I double-dog dare you. Now you have to do it.”

I replied quietly, “This is such a bad idea guys. Seriously. Just because we are hiking and hanging out doesn’t mean we have to explore every little cranny of this place.”

Jason and John looked at each other then burst out laughing at me.

Glancing inside the cave, I couldn’t see more than a few feet inside despite the fact it was the middle of the day.

“Ok. I’ll do it. Does anyone have a flashlight?”

Jason opened his backpack and pulled out a light then handed it to me, “Here, take this. There should be more than enough battery for you.”

“I’ll be back shortly. Stay here… I’m trusting you guys.”

I watched as each of them nodded as I stepped towards the cave. Clicking on the flashlight, I ran my hand along the wall as I went deeper.

Looking back at my friends, all I could see was a pinprick of light as I continued along the path. Dripping water echoed in the distance as I came to a split in the path. I’ll go right first.

My hand still along the wall, I came across what appeared to be mine tracks. Running my light along the tracks, I noticed a decaying mine cart just ahead. Jesus, this place is creepy.

I came across another junction. Taking the right again, I continued into the cavern. Water echoed down the corridor. Glancing back at my path, I shined the light and saw three splits in the cave. Fuck. I came down the middle one I think.

“This place is just a stupid mine. I’ll head back, this is boring and creepy,” I whispered to myself as I went down the middle path.

Three more splits were in the path just ahead. Fuck. I don’t remember this.

Each of the different paths were completely dark as I focused on trying to remember which one I came down.

This was a really, really stupid idea, I thought to myself as I walked deeper into the mine shaft. Just because some friends dared me to come down here alone, doesn’t mean I should have done it. Jesus.

I ran my hand along the cold stone as the sound of water dripping echoed off the walls. Blind and unable to see, I felt shivers of fear run up my spine, Shit. What if I’m stuck down here?

The flashlight dimmed for a moment then clicked off. Oh… no. No. No. No! I banged the flashlight against my hand for a moment to no avail.

I pulled out my cell phone as I continued along the path. Clicking on the phone for a moment, it immediately died as well. Damn cell phone batteries. Jesus.

The light from the phone lit up the room briefly before it shut off. Glancing around for that half of a second, I saw two large hairy men in the room. Both appeared to be sleeping on some sort of makeshift cot with only loincloths covering their body.

Paralyzed in fear, I stood there, attempting to slow my breathing. Focus on the sound of the water… relax… everything will be ok, I thought to myself as I felt my legs start to shake.

Moving as slow as I possibly could, I crept past the men and continued down the tunnel. The dripping of the water and the cold stone on my hand kept my mind in reality. I would have certainly gone insane if I couldn’t touch anything. It was difficult enough with the loss of my eyesight.

Turning around the corner, I noticed a small beam of light hitting the floor ahead, about 50 paces or so. Walking slowly and feeling each step, keeping my hand on the wall, I tried my best to make sure I didn’t stumble on any rocks or worse… stumble and fall.

The last thing I need is a broken ankle. God, wouldn’t that suck. I need to be more careful.

Reaching the next corner, my eyes followed the shaft of light up the tunnel to what appeared to be an exit. My god. Finally. I’m so going to tear my friends a new one once I get out of here. They will never believe what I saw.

My hand stayed on the wall as walked faster up the mine shaft towards the exit. The smell of fresh air hit my face and blew my hair back behind me as I neared the daylight.

This is literally the stupidest idea ever. Seriously. I’m never doing dumb shit like this again. I bet my friends are laughing their asses off knowing full well I got lost down here. Fuck them for not coming after me. I’m going to beat them so hard when I get out of here.

My fingers caught on some sort of wood. Fear suddenly spiked through my body as I quickly pulled my hand out of the jam. Holding my fingers with my other hand, I stood there, breathing faster and faster as pain surged up my arm. This is not the time for a panic attack, I thought as I heard the sound of splitting wood above me.

Glancing upwards, I saw multiple beams crack right before my eyes. I quickly jumped back into the cave as I watched the ceiling collapse in a loud thud. Massive rocks fell and rolled towards me as I scooted back on my hands and feet, kicking as hard as I could to get away from the rolling boulders.

The light disappeared behind the rocks as the sound of stone and snapping wood stopped. It was now dead silent. Ok. Now is the time to have a damn panic attack. I’m literally fucked. Not only do I have to walk past those men again, but I have to navigate those tunnels too. Go figure I walked through multiple splits in the path to find this place.

My hands tensed up and grasped the sides of my body as I felt myself start to go into a full blown panic attack. Unable to move, I sat there for a moment thinking about how fucked I was. There’s no way I’m getting out of here now. I’m completely screwed. Perhaps I should ask those men if I can get out of here… Yeah-no. That would be the worst idea ever. They would probably kill me or some shit. Men wearing loincloths?! Seriously?!

I focused my mind back on the dripping water as I placed my hands on the cold floor. Standing up, I brushed the little sharp stones off my skin. Closing my eyes, I slowly ran my hands over my body, feeling and making sure I was all there. Arms… legs… I’m good… Everything will be just fine.

Running my hand along the wall, I made my way back down the tunnel, the way I came… past the large men. Oh shit. Hopefully they didn’t wake up. Maybe I should rest here for a little bit, give them some time to go back to sleep, I thought to myself as I stood there shaking from head to toe.

I walked forward, one step at a time as I listened intently for any sound whatsoever. Placing one foot in front of the other, I thought my eyes were adjusting to the dark as I was barely able to make out shapes in the darkness. Shaking my head, I realized I was simply imagining things as my eyes were shut tight.

Forcing my eyes to open once again, praying I was dreaming, I saw the two large men in the corner of the room. The area was very dimly lit by a small candle in the center. The two men sat there side by side, eating something out of a crude bowl. They didn’t appear to have noticed me.

Quickly backing around the corner, I closed my eyes and thought of my options. A: Stay here and die. B: Walk around the corner and die.

Either way, I’m fucked. Best to at least try to get past them. Maybe if I stay in the dark, they won’t see me.

They bent over and started a small fire in the cavern. Staring at them and watching every movement, they seemed to not have a care in the world.

I tiptoed forward into the room, attempting to stay in the darkest area next to the wall. Watching the men intently, they continued eating from their bowls, not even glancing in my direction.

Keeping my breathing in check, I glanced behind me. Halfway. I totally got this, I thought to myself as I felt courage surge through my body, propelling me forward. With a bit of a smirk on my face, I stepped forward. Onto a rock. That went through my shoe. I yelped. Both men turned their heads towards me and quickly stood up. Their backs arched, they pointed towards me.

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