𝕭𝖊𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖉 𝕭𝖚𝖙 𝕬𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖉

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(this chapter could be triggering for some people)

𝓐𝔁𝓮𝓵'𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥 (1 𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓴 𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻 - 9 𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓼 𝓸𝓵𝓭)

i woke up to keys jangling and being shoved out of the closet. i guess it had been a week, i wasn't sure honestly. there was no sense of time here, they never told us the date or how long we've been in here. you just had to rely on your memory.

which was unlucky for me considering my memory wasn't the best.

i had a few things wrong with me, the first one was that i hit my head a lot as a child. mostly because i would fall off of everything all the time.  i also apparently have this thing called vitamin b12 deficincy, i don't know much about it, mostly because i was never told, but what i did know is that it could impact your memory and makes you get sick a lot.

it really sucks most of the time, but i've gotten somewhat used to it.

Dustin grabbed my arm and pulled me up onto my feet, i blinked a few times to get my eyes to adjust to the light again.

"i'm sorry you had to be put in there, i tried talking them out of it but they wouldn't budge." he whispered quietly and i shook my head.

"it's okay. i'm okay. don't worry about it." i whispered back and he just nodded. 

i could tell he felt bad, and nothing i said or did could change that.

he walked me to the cafeteria and i sat down at a table with Christian and a few other people i hadn't really met.

someone put a plate of food in front of me and i mumbled a thank you as Christian looked at me.

"jesus christ you're alive. we thoguth you died or managed to escape or some shit." he said quietly and i just shook my head and poked at the almost brown eggs on my plate.

"Axel what happened? most people don't drop off the face of the Earth for a week then not give any reasoning when they decide to make their dramatic re-entrance." he flicked my arm and i looked at him.

"i was locked in a fuckin closet for a week. i was given bread and water once a day to live off of and i didn't see any source of light until about 10 minutes ago. so there. is that what you wanted to here?" i whisper shouted and he looked at me in shock.

"i'm sorry i didn't know." he whispered and i scoffed and stood up.

"no shit. i'll see you later." i snapped and walked back to my room. i heard footsteps follow me and i knew it was someone coming to yell at me for using inappropriate language.

but at the moment i didn't care, i was so pissed off and upset and everything i had been feeling since i was first admitted into this hell hole hit me like a wall of bricks.

i walked into my room and sat down on the bed.

Aaron followed me in and slapped my arm with the ruler, i didn't even react. i had been hit with so many emotions at once that i suddenly felt numb.

he smiled and i looked at him, there was a look of satisfaction on his face and i wasn't sure why.

"i see your week in the closet has been helpful to you." he smiled.

he was wrong though. i'd been in the closet for a lot longer than he thought.

of course we weren't talking about the same closet. but still.

i nod, "yeah i guess so." 

"good good. maybe we will begin resorting to those methods more." he responded and i just nodded as he walked out of my room shutting and locking the door behind him.

i walked over to the closet and opened it, i decided to see what was actually in there. it was very disappointing i'll be honest, all that was there was a few pieces of paper and a small piece of charcoal. 

i drew a little tally mark on the wall next to my closet, it was so small it was barely visible, but i could see it so that was all that mattered.

i just layed on my bed and stared at the ceiling, i ended up losing all track of time and was quickly brought back into reality when my door swung open.

Christian ran in, i sat up quickly and looked at him.

"jesus christ what the hell happened?" i asked and walked over to him.

he just shook his head and tried catching his breath, "they're chasing me, they're trying to put me in a room full of snakes or something. i'm hate snakes, they're absolutely terrifying and i basically pass out everytime i see one. i can't do this anymore Axel, i think i might go insane." 

i shook my head, i was in shock, i mean i knew they used our fears and stuff to their advantage but i didn't know they'd go that far.

"it'll be okay Chris i promise, we'll figure it out. just try and keep your head. if you comply with what they tell you to do it'll be over faster. you'll get out of here sooner." i responded and hugged him.

he hugged me so tightly i felt like i was being suffocated but i dealt with it, for his sake.

we scooted into the corner as the workers ran by my room, they were yelling his name and Christian curled up into a ball and i kept hugging him.

"i can't do this anymore. i can't i can't i can't." he whispered quietly and i shook my head.

"you can, and you have to. you're gonna get out eventually. whether it's with their approval or not." i replied and he just nodded.

after a few minutes i heard his breathing start to even out and his grip on me started to relax. 

i smiled a bit and leaned my head against the wall and closed my eyes trying to sleep.

this place may be hell, but if Chris was here i guess it wasn't too bad.

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a/n: i kinda like this chapter but idk. i may change a few things but im too lazy to do it rn