The Unspoken

Chapter 3

Today was inspection day. This is when the Clovers would take all their prisoners, chain them up against a wall, and whoever was in horrible shape would get shot. Luckily, I was in pretty good shape, compared to most of these girls and boys. Most looked like they were part of the walking dead. I wait for a Clover to come and unlock the gate for me. Max eventually comes to my gate and smiles.

"Hey Candi, you ready?" I nod my head and he unlocks my gate. Usually, a prisoner had to stand ok front of a Clover and the Clover man poked the prisoner with their bat stick thing. But Max gently took my hand and lead me to the inspection wall. He kept careful caution, making sure no other Clovers see him. This is like basically against the law and if he got caught, he'd be shot and killed. I grip onto his hand tightly, also keeping caution. To our unexpected luck nobody was around. I was the first one to be on the inspection wall. The bad part about this is that you have to be naked. Max turns around as I take my dress off, which I don't understand why since he's gonna see me nude anyways. I say I'm undressed and he turns around and ties me to the wall with my hands above my head. He then kneels down and ties my ankles. The cold wall felt so icy against my bare back. Well, my whole body was cold because of the wall. After Max finishes tying my ankles, he gets up and brushes off his knees.

"Okay you are all set Candi." He stares at me and for the first time, I didn't feel awkward or self conscious about my body. I didn't care that I was completely naked and tied to a wall and he was staring at me. I honestly could care less. I kinda liked it actually. After about a minute or two he takes his eyes off my body and salutes another Clover, who looked like he was in his 30s. The man turns to me and inspects my body. I turn my head so I didn't have to look at him.

"She looks good Max. I'm assigning you to watch over her at all times."

He nods and the man walks off. I look at Max with wide eyes.

"Did he just assign you to me?" He nods and I wanted to scream with joy but about two dozen Clovers and their prisoners came out of nowhere so I kept my mouth shut.

I waited for hours till everyone was chained and ready for inspection. A Clover started at the end of the line and made his way up. I heard the sound of a gunshot at least ten times. I shiver has he comes up to me. His hands start at my face and go all the way down to my feet. He nods his head and moves on. I breathe a sigh of relief. After 10 minutes passed, he yells "REALSE AND HOME."

Max comes up to me and unties me from the icy wall. He hands me my dress and I slip it on quickly. He pokes me with his wooden stick, urging me to move forward. I knew he was only doing this because other Clovers were around. When we reach a Clover free place, he stops poking me and takes my hand, just like last time. He opens my gate and I walk into my damp room. He closes the gate and smiles weakly at me. "Tomorrow is when we get new prisoners." His face sadden a little when he said that. "I'll slip you some food tonight okay?" I nod and he gives me a thumbs up and leaves me. I lay down on the cold hard floor and smile. There was something about that boy. I don't know what it was, or what I was getting into, but I liked every bit of it.