Our Demons

chocolate

"Ms. Flucht will be unchaining you every other day. So you'll have a full day to get the affection you want WITHIN REASON. If you show us that you can act normal again. You will be freed. Is that clear?"

"Crystal" I deadpan, I glare at Hui as he blows me a kiss.

"Fantastic I'll let you get started Ms. Flucht" He says. There's static and then a click, that signals to us that he's done talking.

She goes to Hui first, and unlocks his cuff before coming towards me. "The resistance is coming," she whispers, while she unlocks my cuff. "If you hear sirens. Get ready. Stand clear of the door, and run out when it opens. Just follow the crowd... okay?" Ms. Flucht smiles, and drops my cuff in the floor. "And try not to kill your boyfriend over there. I'll be back at 12 Am to put them back on" She says her voice now above a whisper. Ms. Flucht points to a clock so high up on the wall even the tallest man couldn't reach it with a ladder.

"I'll leave you guys alone" she smirks, raising her eyebrows and looking back and forth between Hui and I before shutting the door. 

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"Do you want to-"

"Fine" I say plainly, walking toward the center of the room-err our room I guess. Hui smiles in my face, and a huge reality check comes to me like a slap in the face.

This is the man I loved.....

My heart suddenly beats out of my chest, as he goes to try and hug me. I don't let him, I back up and hold my hand up to signal him to stop. He stares at it, confused as to why I would back up even though we've done so much more.

"This. Is all you get for now" I tell him sternly. We can work our way up to hugs when I decide if he truly didn't know I wasn't a Menai and sent me here to rot. Hui sighs and reluctantly puts his palm up to meet mine.

"How do I prove to you that I truly didn't know?" He pouts, searching for something in my eyes. "Easy," I smirk, and tilt my chin upwards, "Tell me how much you loved me. Every moment you cherished, and if I feel your heart in your sentences...I-I'll forgive you."

"Easy!" He smiles, "we should sit though, it'll take a while" he says to the ground as he sits. I follow his actions and sit in front of him.

Hui didn't started randomly spewing out things like crazy. Instead, he talked slowly and was certain with every syllable he was saying. I was sure he rehearsed this everyday that he wasn't with me, but never got the chance to say it.

He was right, I'm glad I sat down. His spiel lasted so long, Ms. Flucht came and locked and unlocked our cuffs twice (meaning four days had passed).

"And lastly," he smiles, leaning against his corner and running a hand through his hair. "Your thighs. My gosh, you have 0 idea how HARD it was to control myself when you sat on me" he groans, his voice growing raspy. The sudden change of topics causes my eyes to widen and my heart rate to pick up once again. He must've noticed, because he begins talking again.

"those chocolate thighs....." he carries on his eyes looking at me up and down and smile turning dreamy. He rubs his hair with both his hand messily again and throws his head back. "My gosh...you drive me crazy" he licks his lips and sits up in his corner.

"Hui," I crawl out of my corner and get as close to the center of the room as possible. Hui follows, and we're about a foot in front of each other.

"I-"

"I love you" he cuts me off his eyes watering as he looks at me. "I don't know if you'll believe me or not but I-"

"Hui" I try to stop him from talking so I can say what he needs to hear.

"I hope you can believe me because I really am-"

"HUI" I yell, irritated that he won't let me speak. He jumps a little and stops talking. "I believe you. And I love you too" I say sweetly, giving him the most genuine smile I've given in a long time. We sit like that for a while, smiling at each other and recalling the good times when we were on the outside.

"Hui. I-I'm not the same though" I say staring at the ground, retreating back to the corner I came from. My knees tuck into my chest and begin to rock. Hui doesn't move from the center, "How?" he questions, sounding genuinely concerned.

"I-I think the screaming has gotten to me. All the laughing and banging on the walls. The constant noise I just- sometimes I feel happy....or sad and I...I just suddenly stop feeling anything" I began to cry, the tears falling down my face as I look at the ground beneath him.

"Hey hey hey, " Hui snaps his fingers at me, causing me to look up at him. "We're all going a little crazy in here. It's okay. I love you all the same" he comforts me with his words, shifting his sitting position to try to get as close to me as possible.

"Okay okay" I calm myself down and wipe the tears from my face. "When we get out of here. We're never going back to the zoo" I joke, trying to make this a more lighthearted conversation.

"Id never understood how those animals felt until now" he smiles, leaning back on both his hands.