"No one touches what is mine. I am sure this will remind you the next time you even think about touching her." sighed Taehyung as if he were tired of telling people to keep their dirty hands off his belongings.
Meet 𝐓𝐚𝐞𝐡𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐦, 𝚊 𝚙𝚞...
When morning arrived, the rain had long stopped, yet the sky retained the iron bars of each cell, waking up every slave bright and early. All the cells were unlocked for the slaves to step outside and complete the work assigned by the warden and his guards.
Rubbing her eyes, Penny woke up to see the door of the cell pulled open, giving her a slight relief. This was a good sign! Since the slaves were not stuck inside their cells the entire time, there was a thread of hope, and for one stuck at the bottom of a well, a thread of hope could be enough to pull her out. For now, she was still ignorant of her surroundings. It had become obvious that what she learned about this place when she was outside was insufficient and inaccurate. It was time to gather information!
Stepping outside of the cell, many other shabbily dressed individuals walked past her lifelessly. The light in their eyes had long dimmed replaced with hopelessness and defeat. They were obviously slaves.
"Where are we going?" She asked Caitlin who walked past her to follow the moving crowd. Kookie hurried to walk beside her down the thin corridor.
"You will see."
Kookie wished her cellmate could be a bit more informative in her replies. She was terse and left everything as a mystery to be revealed later which was not something one in her position was looking forward to. It was only after she looked at the other sombre and silent slaves walking alongside them that she felt better about being paired with someone like Caitlin.
"That's the Warden. Make sure you never cross him. No matter what, avoid falling under his gaze," Caitlin nodded at someone standing in front of the slaves far ahead of them.
