Chapter 4: No Escape

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Moo's P.O.V

" This place isn't a very fun place to be. obviously. It's been like this forever, kids about our age get taken or come here, then try to escape, then disappear...That man isn't the father I would want. He goes from youngest to oldest, he always starts the first or second day they arrive. My father, he doesn't stop and he most likely will try to do this until he can't anymore. He get's pleasure from it..." I shivered, remembering everything he's don't to the kids and me.

"A few of the older people here came when they were kids I think. Any kid,or anyone, that has tried to get help, didn't come back. That's why I gave up. I'm to scared, I know it doesn't sound fun, but you guys need to stay if you want to stay alive." I looked down. I really don't like saying that, but no kid should die, mostly at hands of mad man.

"I do want to see another day.." Droidd said looking away

"But we would be hurt everyday or bossed around." Jonathan said

"How can people not leave?! There is a huge gap for the front entrance!" Marcel screamed

"There are always people guarding it..." I said. It sounds like I'm trying to keep them here for my dads sake. Jeez

"Brock!!" I heard my father, I froze,

"Oh no.." I start running towards where I hear his voice, When I get there, he was holding Cra-Mini. Oh my gosh. This was....really bad. He had cuts all over his arms and legs. Mostly burns or from a whip.

"Take him back to his friends. Then come back." He threw Mini to me and I get him.

"Craig? Craig? Are you awake?" I asked, he's still breathing, but he might be asleep.

When I walk to where his friends were, they see him and run over

"He'll be fine. But he'll be asleep for a little bit." I hand him to Evan and start walking back.

"Where are you going?" Brian asks, I look at him

"My dad needs me for something..." He looked at me...kind of sorry? I turn around and leave again.

"What took you so long?" My father asks when I get there,

"That Craig boy was heavy.." I said

"Very well. Let me see if you did the cigarette urns right. You better have." I handed him my arm, but I counted before he did, 7?! I thought I did 10! Nonononon-

"You were supposed to get 10 boy. You never listen to me! For that you get 17 more." He grabbed my arm. I hate when he does it. He pushes so hard...

Moo P.O.V

My eyes snapped open. Another dream of it. When my now best friends, came here. I sat up and saw that the sun wasn't shining threw the tent. I still got up and heard Brian's little snores. I smiled and went to my little chest full of my costumes and shit. (He's 18 rn) I got a jacket out and went outside, finding Evan or Vanoss there already.

"Couldn't sleep?" I asked him, he looked at me, smiled, then shook his head.

"I could. But I woke up early."

"Well its good you got sleep.."

"You didn't?" He tilted his head to the side

"Some. But had a dream."

"About what?"

"The first day you guys got here...it never has woken me up, But tonight it has." Evan sighs

"I wish we could leave... I can't believe we are even alive.. or that every day we still can smile, fake or real." I nodded. We always make each other really smile. But no smile we have made doing a show was real.

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