Kage's POV
Ms.Miller took me to the security camera room for the floor that Erika was on. I had to beg her just to see how she was doing.
I searched every screen until I found her, lying in bed as the guard stared blankly at the door across the room. I zoomed in to see her better. Erika had bruises all over her face and a split lip. I took a closer look and furrowed my brows.
"Did they cut her hair?"
"We had to. Jess tangled the ends so bad her hand was stuck in it when she pulled Erika down," she explained. I sat down in the chair in front of the screens.
"Tell me about the guards watching her."
"The one you're looking at is Wayne Smith, he just got there. The other guy who just clocked out is Chris Spier. He requested to be there." She used the mouse to rewind the footage a bit, "here he is."
I watched and looked at his face. He was the guard that looked at me weird in the activity ward... I watched him play cards with Erika and I grabbed the headset to hear them.
"Do you think Kage really loved you?"
"I think he still loves me."
"Oh yeah? I just thought people didn't hit the ones they loved."
"You don't understand. Kage isn't like a normal person."
I took the headset off and watched without sound. Erika started to look very annoyed and set her cards down. Spier packed up the cards and left. The way he acted seemed odd to me like... his body language was off. He seemed so determined to get information from her that it was aggravating him. I'm getting a bad vibe from him.
"Watch out for that Spier guy... something seems off," I said. Ms.Miller nodded and stepped closer to the screen as I fast-forwarded it to now. Everything was the same with the guard staring at the door and Erika sleeping. I smiled when I saw her wearing her black hoodie.
"Okay Kage, it's time to go," she said, placing her hand on my shoulder. I sighed and nodded, getting up to walk out of the room.
"Where are we going now?"
"You said you wanted to get better... well I'm the one organizing your recovery."
"Can you do that?"
"I'm the head nurse and about to be promoted again. I can do whatever I want."
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Erika's POV
After a few hours of this guard (who I actually kind of liked because he gave me space and never spoke a word to me) watching me, he had to clock out and leave. This dude leaving meant that Spier was probably coming back. It's not that I don't like him... it's just that I don't trust him and I'm sure he knows that. He walked in and glanced at me.
"How are you?" He asked, sitting down. I avoided direct eye contact with him because he just has their intense stare that creeped me out.
"I'm fine," I stated softly. He was about to respond but his mouth clamped shut when a nurse walked in to check on me.
"Feeling better today, Erika?" She asked me while she rolled up my hoodie a bit to check the bandages around my torso.
"Yeah, I guess."
"Did you sleep okay?"
"I was supposed to sleep? I just thought today was really long," I stated. She laughed a bit but I was completely serious.
"Well, I could give you something to help you sleep?"
"No... I'm okay." I was exhausted but i wanted to wait until the other guard was on duty before I slept. I thought Spier was cool but the fact that he asks me si much about Kage makes me think he has other motives.
