My name is Cecilia. My family had moved to California from Colorado recently, and our house was next door to a house of all boys. There was Alex, Sean, and Tanner. Me and my sisters didn't like that. The boys were obnoxious and loud, and they would tease us and just be generally stupid.
So one day, we played a prank on them. We attached a rigged hose to their back door so that when they opened it, they would be drenched. They got back at us by filling the pool we had in our backyard with red food coloring, making the water look like blood. This continued for about two weeks until we had had enough.
Me and my sisters, Julia and Maddie, snuck into their house one day, while their parents were gone to try to eavesdrop on what their plan for their next prank was. We snuck in and went up to the boys' room. We heard talking, but we couldn't quite make it out. We pressed our ears against the door. Suddenly everything went quiet.
The door burst open and we sprawled onto the floor.
"RUN!" Yelled Julia. We sprinted as fast as we could down the stairs and away from the boys. Julia got out of the back door first, then Maddie. But Maddie then shut the back door without realizing it and I ran right into it. I tried opening it but I wasn't fast enough.
Sean grabbed me from behind and threw me into the floor. I crawled back away from him and into Alex. He picked me up by my shoulder and pushed me against the wall by the door.
"So, trying to figure out what we're doing next?"
I nodded nervously. "Yes."
He let go of me. "Turn around, put your hands on the wall." I did as he said.
I was then patted down by Sean. He pulled out my phone and placed it on a nearby table. Then he took off my bracelets and put them next to my phone. I couldn't help but wonder what was next.
My question was quickly answered. I was blindfolded and grabbed firmly on both shoulders. I was lead down a flight of stairs to the basement. Here, they took me into a room with a cement floor. My blindfold was taken off. I was in some kind of storage room. The three boys stood behind me and Tanner had a large amount of rope. I knew what was coming.
"Kneel on the floor with your hands on your head," I was instructed by Sean. "And don't struggle or you'll make things worse."
My hands were seized and pulled down behind my back. They were tied at the wrists tightly. A length of rope was run around my upper arms, going above, below, and between my breasts.
My ankles were tied also very tightly, as well as my legs tied together in several places so I was unable to move them individually. Someone placed a hand on my back and pushed me so that I was on the ground facedown. My legs were bent at the knees and I was put in a hogtie. Then I was turned on my side so I could see the legs of my captors. I remained silent through this process because of fear. But now I spoke.
"Please let me go, it wasn't my idea I was left behind, please!" Alex bent down to my level. He took a small piece of cloth. I knew what he was about to do and I didn't want him to. "Please, no! I'll be quiet! I won't yell for help! Just please don't-" he shoved it in my mouth.
I tried spitting it out, but he placed his hand over my mouth while Tanner got a piece of duct tape. The tape was placed over my mouth and I was silenced.
"There, that's better," said Alex. "You'll be left here until we decide to let you go."
The three boys left the room and locked the door frrom the outside.
End of Part 1, Part 2 coming Saturday