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Joshua now being dragged down the hall way decides to not open his mouth unless asked so. He always ruins things when he talked out of turn so he bet to find out what he was going to be late for then ask. He thought about his family, they're probally worried sick about me. I didn't come home last night and I won't get a chance to tell them. I'll never see them again. He thought himself. He needed a way to ecsape.

He looked around in the hallway which seemed to go on forever
Nothing but cold wet concrete floors and concrete walls. He was bare footed and was getting cold. As the man scilent as night finally lets out a raspy comment "We are going to have supper. Do not ask any questions and talk to no one unless being talked to. Do not waste your food for it is all you will get for the night. Do you follow?" The man asked.
"Yes sir." Josh answered.
"My name is Charlie and that man back there is grumpy old slicer." Josh did not know how to answer, he only questioned why the mans name was slicer.

As the mans grip loosened from Josh's pale bony arm the man held open a curtian and Josh walked through. As Josh looked around it was as if he was in a show. Everyone was dressed as if they were preformers at a circus. He saw men on stilts, a man juggling fire a knife thrower.
"This is where we eat. Do not stare and do not ask people questions." Charlie sitting down at a table infront of them guided Josh to join him.

As Josh sits down a man hollers causing him to jump at the sudden loud sound. "Food is ready!" Everyone begins to sit in his seat. Men come around placing plates of food infront of everone. The food was better then Josh expected they had pasta and apple juice. He thought he'd be getting hospital food and grey mush.

After they ate Josh was put back into his room and left the door open. "Ya know, you can't ecsape or you'll end up like the last guy." Commented slicer as Josh was about to lay down on his single matress that had no sheets or blankets. "Oh yeah? What happened to the last guy?" Josh finally got enough courage to speak up.