Redemancy

20.

Amara

It's finally Friday afternoon, and it's the weekend as I just got home. Finally. I was so tired the entire day.

The first few weeks have been very good, I like almost all of my classes and all of the teachers seem very nice for now.

I haven't really had any contact with any of the students though, which I have been quite anxious about.

The guys asked me if I made friends, and I told them I did. I'm not completely sure why I lied about it, to be honest, I just didn't want to worry them I guess?

I do get so much more homework than at my old school though, it's honestly kind of tiring at times. I have already gotten a few tests and I only got good grades for them, which makes me feel more confident about my work.

It's a lot of work though, I sometimes feel sleep-deprived seeing as I'm up a few nights a week just so I can get my homework done, let's not forget about essays.

At this school, they're very strict about homework and essays which makes sense, but it's just not something I'm used to.

I also feel like the substance they teach in classes is much harder than at my old school. It's a challenge, but I like it.

I'm also graduating in two months, which I honestly can't wait for. I used to love school, but I'm just starting to hate it more and more.

It's a very different school than my other school, obviously. I know Aeron added extra guards, and sometimes they even follow me.

Last week, one of the guards literally sat at my table to watch me, which I got super angry with Aeron about. He apologized and said he'd back off with the guards

I tried to talk to the guard though, but the only thing he said was that his 'capo', whatever that means, doesn't allow him or anyone else to talk to me, which I found quite hypocritical of Aeron.

I gave a few of the guards some food, as I know they don't eat when they're working. And even now, when I'm home alone, I'm playing chess with the same guard.

I somehow managed to bribe Aeron through it, rather convince him. I don't know how I managed to get him to agree, but I did.

I'm currently losing, but that's honestly just because I'm super bad at chess, and this guard seems to be the world champion of it or something.

His name is Sancho. He's pretty old actually, he has a daughter of five years as well, and she's the cutest girl I'd ever seen.

The rest of the guys are gone, working. I've been getting quite suspicious of their work, seeing blood on their hands and clothes every once in a while.

It doesn't exactly frighten me, but it makes me wonder what else they would be lying about. A few days ago, I was home alone as well and I snuck into the basement they always tell me doesn't exist.

I wasn't able to open the door, and I couldn't hear anything through it as well, but I did smell something. I smelled blood.

I smelled so much blood I was able to smell it through the entire hallway on the other side of the house.

I know they must be doing illegal stuff, it just explains so much. I mean, one of them shot me, and I'm sure I'm definitely not the only one they've shot.

It doesn't scare me if they do that to people- shoot them, rather kill them actually. And even if it would scare me, it's not like I could escape anyway.

So I've decided to just let it go, which may be a stupid thing to do but I know them, and I know that they wouldn't kill me, or hurt me.

And it makes more sense. I mean, if they weren't doing anything illegal why would they have guns and knives stashed everywhere? Yes, I found their hiding places. they're very bad at hiding things.