Chapter 177 - Life Inside a Cage (3) (1/2)

I stayed silent to avoid answering his question. Luke frowned as he didn't force me to take a bite. I knew he was wondering what happened to the food, but I hoped I would be able to convince him to use the IV machine to get my nutrients instead.

”What food would you like to eat?” He asked.

This was unexpected. Luke never asked for my opinions regarding what I wanted to eat before. My mind bubbled up of thoughts like pizza and chicken wings. Ever since my reincarnation, I never got my hands on pure comfort food that was unpackaged.

”A box of pizza, fries and chicken wings with a bottle of carbonated sweet tea,” I said the first things that popped up.

Luke searched up the unfamiliar food in his tablet. He deliberated on whether to get the food when he saw how greasy they were. The pictures shined as if they were dripping with oil like they were going to do more harm than good.

”If you finish the bowl of porridge, then I'll order either a slice of pizza, one chicken wing or a small cup of fries.”

Of course he wouldn't order everything I wanted. But this was a big improvement from not allowing me to eat anything he didn't approve of. I picked up the spoon and chugged the food into my mouth. I forced myself to swallow before I had second thoughts as tears welled up my eyes.

Unexpectedly, the porridge tasted like the most delicious meal in the world. I quickly scooped more onto my spoon and a few minutes later, the bowl was empty. My stomach didn't feel like vomiting like I thought it would. I wondered why I had put off eating for so long.

”There's medicine inside the porridge. Since you haven't been eating, you weren't recovering as fast as you should have,” Luke answered.

”When am I going to go back to school?”

I remembered that the doctor had mentioned I would be able to go back to school a few days from today. Although it was nice catching up on sleep, I was getting bored of doing nothing for the last few days. Plus, I was starting to miss meeting Shelly, Ellen and Sienna in person. I was definitely going to contact them today since I had the energy.

”Maybe a month later?” Luke calculated inside his head.

”Didn't the doctor say only a week?” I asked.

”That was if you ate the medicine,” Luke emphasized.

”Is the school ok with this?” I wondered.

There was no way the school would allow a student to miss going to class for this long. They covered so much material in one day that missing it would make a huge difference. Rather than facing the problem of me missing school, Luke seemed to contemplate on something else.

”This room is actually a space-time room,” He revealed after a moment of silence.