20 Chapter 20: Punishmen (2/2)
”If you won't act right, I guess i'll have to shock you until you listen.”
She turns the dial up to 10.
”Anything you wanna say child?”
She looks at me with a smirk,
”Fuck. You.”
She slams her hand down on the button and a electric shock runs through my body.
”Ahhh!”
My screams seem to be amusing to her.
”We'll keep this up until you learn your lesson.”
***
I've been in here for weeks now. On the second day, Monty's body started to smell. She said she was gonna leave him there until I didn't care anymore.
But how do I do that? How do I not care for someone who gave me a place to stay, food to eat, and made me feel loved?
Those questions pondered in my mind for what seemed like an eternity.
The pitter patter of footsteps echo through the hall.
'She's back...'
The door slams open but it's not mother?
”Who are you?”
The girl smiles,
”I'm your new roomy.”
”R-roomy?”
”Yup,”
She pulls out a key and unlocks my chains,
”Mother told me to retrieve you.”
She pulls my hand and runs towards the stairs. We run to my room and she closes the door behind her.
”Wow, you're pretty.”
She goes to touch my hair but I smack her hand away.
”Who are you?”
”I've been instructed to release you and help you get cleaned up. That's all I am allowed to say.”
”It's her isn't it? She's making you do this?”
”If you're referring to mother, then yes. Now off to the bath with you, we have someone to meet.”
''Someone to meet, who is this girl, and where is mother?!'
My thoughts are all jumbled up in my head. I try to stop overthinking things and walk in the bathroom. I turn the water in and peel off the blood stained clothes i've been in.
I've always enjoyed showers, but this one was different. The soap and water didn't just wash away the filth of cell I was in, but the innocence of my childhood.
***
”Well how nice of you two to join us,”
Mother gives me a fake smile.
”One, would you please show Zero to her seat?”
”But of course mother.”
'What? She's One now? Does that mean...'
My thoughts are interrupted but the girl tugging my arm.
She pulls my chair out for me and I sit.
”I know you must be confused about all of this,”
She sits next to me and whispers to me.
”But she'll tell you what's happening soon. I promise.”
*Tink Tink*
Mother taps on her glass,
”Thank you all for joining me tonight. I've gather us all here to share some very important news.”
She holds her hand up and a man walks through the doors,
”I'd like to introduce you to Manny. He's here to show you the ropes, but before that, let's give Zero a round of applause on her new promotion!”
I revive lots of stares and awkward eye contact from unfamiliar faces.
'What happened while I was locked down there? Who are all these damn people? And how did I even get promoted?!'