A lot of things were going through my mind, I stood there shivering. Beads of sweat were already on my forehead and my legs were shaking as I looked at him. He looked at me but didn't say a word. His silence got me more scared. Then surprisingly, he grinned at me. Unfortunately, that wasn't one of his genuine smiles, it was a wicked one. He looked over the food and said to me. “Come close and have a taste of what you prepared," he said. My fear subsided Immediately after he said it and I walked with confidence to where the food was. I looked at the tray and he had not eaten. It looks like he just took a spoon from the meal. I felt so disappointed.I took the spoon, dipped it into the food and took it straight into my mouth. Immediately I put it into my mouth and spew it out. It was salty. “What happened?" He asked me ruthlessly. “Nothing happened, it's just too salty" I replied. He glared at me “And you know that I don't like my food salty yet, you went ahead to add much salt" he sai

Later, that evening…“Are we all ready to leave?" Gladmir asked them. “Yes, boss" they all replied. I looked at them sorrowfully (Lee, Mike and Leo) and they felt compassion for me except for Max who had an evil smile on his face.They walked out of the living room to the compound and they exited the house in a car. I couldn't tell what they were going for, but I could tell that they didn't go to any meetings. They were going out for a dreadful activity. I watched them leave and it was kind of satisfactory. If Nanny Clara wasn't sick, she would be the one to take care of me a d keep me company. I stood there for a while washing and cleaning. When I was done, the house was quiet and I was bored so I headed back to my room. The house was quiet.At some point, I decided to stroll around. When I got near Nanny Clara’s room, I could hear voices from her room. I was confused. The voice I heard was that of Nanny Clara, or was it my mind playing with me, — Or was it the physiotherapist talkin

The room was frightening, I was so scared. Beads of sweat were dripping from my forehead and my body was wet as well. The only thing that went through my mind was saying my last prayer. As I stood in the middle of the room, I saw someone walk in whom I believe was the boss.“What took you so long?" He asked as he walked in. “I am so sorry sir," I said in a panic. “Well, you have some activities you need to carry out for me and when you are done, depending on the result of the activities, we will know if you will stay alive or not," he mockingly said to me as if my life was just a game for him. “Okay sir" I seriously nodded my head. I was trembling, with my head still bowed to the ground. “Get me the cell phone," he said to the man standing beside him. “Right away sir" he replied and went to get the phone. After a few minutes, he returned with a phone and handed it over to his boss. He immediately grabbed the phone to make a call. He was about to dial a number before he stopped. He lo

I was feeling restless, so I decided to call him. But I didn't have a phone, how will I call him, I asked myself as I thought about what to do for a while, then I decided to use either Lee or Leo’s phone to contact him. I started searching for them around the house. But then, I remembered Gladimir once telling them not to give me their phones for any reason. I hit my face in dismay and I gave up. I knew asking them won't yield anything because they feared Gladimir so much.After second thought, I decided to sneak into Nanny Clara's room and use her phone. Without wasting time, I headed straight to her room. When I got there, she was asleep, the physio wasn't and I saw her phone on a small table at one edge of her room.I was on the phone and thank God she had no password. I searched for Gladimir's name on her call log, but I didn't find it. I kept on searching all in vain. I got frustrated and dropped the phone and walked out of the room. I returned to my room disappointed.Restless,

I knew this would be the best thing to do, but another suggestion popped up within me. Coming to think of it, no one ever wanted to know what was going wrong with Gladimir. No one ever woke up with such intent at heart. I thought as I left Nana Clara back to our room and I took a book and lay on his bed. After reflection, I started asking why was he always so mean and distant. Oh, my goodness, deep with me, I wanted him to change because all he did was inhuman and something needed to be done before he destroys all the people around him. I thought to myself amidst my reading. Then I lay in bed as I read the book. It was enlightening that I had to write down some points from the book, — a few points I planned to implement whenever I was going to start a business. The pen in my hand was gradually falling off and the scent of Gladimir on the bed made me fantasize as sleep was slowly taking control over me. Unexpectedly, the door opened snatching me from my sleep as I slowly opened my ey