The virus of sins

Part 2 "A place you call home"

After a while a man got out of the hallway and out of the house shaking the hand of Eni's father

"I believe that your son will be cured in no time. But the drawback is that you may see him again when he reaches 25 years of age."

Eni's father was shocked and so was his mother. They had no other choice in the matter and they agreed. Eni stared at them in confusion and denial, regretting even though he agreed to the idea beforehand, his smile turned into a frown when he saw his parents getting in the car and heading off back home, he knew he couldn't run after them now.

Suddenly he felt the presence of the man behind him

"So.. you must be Eni, you can come inside and make yourself at home me and my son Arlo were expecting your arrival."

Arlo huh? Eni didn't question any longer and made his way into the house, a small living room could be seen with some stairs leading up to the bedrooms. A small door could be seen when Eni went to leave his stuff upstairs. He felt curious and went towards it without questioning the circumstances.

"This is the basement"

Eni jumped back in surprise... when did Arlo get up here that quickly? He swore he saw him helping his father. He decided not to pay attention and felt being pulled into the nearest bedroom

"And here is where you'll sleep!"

This room was odd, small wooden cabinets surrounding a small bed with a window next to it it felt like a fever dream...a bell could be heard downstairs as a voice broke the silence

"it's time for food boys, please come downstairs to eat!"

The two got down the stairs and sat down, two silver plates with meat could be seen in front of them and they dug in. The taste felt odd.. Maybe a bit more salt was added

"I hope you enjoy your meal and after that you can get ready for bed"

.. so early. Arlo seemed to have this as a daily routine as he got up almost immediately and went to the nearest bathroom. Eni followed slowly.

The feeling of the sheets was unnatural like this was anything other than a regular bed. Arlo said goodnight to Eni and closed the small nightlight beside him. Eni felt like he was.. being watched from every corner but he shrugged it off as his imagination. He was at least 12 years old so it was natural. He fell asleep with an almost empty stomach.

Tomorrow would be a long day.