Locked in for hours.

He stood up from the couch and strolled over to the television and put it on. There was a remote at the side of the surface where the flat-screen TV was placed, he took the remote before sauntering back to the couch and sitting on it once again. Using the remote, he put it on a TV channel. And guess what was being displayed on the channel? Music video.

Leonard wasn't too surprised by it 'cause this earth was just like the normal urban life, just like his previous life...so there should be artistes in it. In fact, apart from the entertainment industry, there should be other industries like the sporting industry and so on. How was he able to use this remote, 'cause it was just like the normal remote in his previous earth.

As for the name of the artiste and the name of the song, he had no idea. If he hadn't seen this music video, and he was asked, 'Have you heard of this artiste before?'. His answer would be an affirmative 'No'. After the climax of the music video, he changed the channel, and what he came across next was a movie. It was just like the normal American movie, very advanced and quality.

He watched the movie for minutes before he decided to put off the television. He didn't even know what outside was like now, were they in the morning? Afternoon? Mid-afternoon? Evening? Or complete nighttime? He didn't know and he wanted to know. That's when he noticed a clock hung on one of the four walls of the parlor, at the top of it. And the time reads 7:25 pm according to the clock.

So he was gonna take it like they were currently in the evening close to nighttime without being sure if it was true or not. The clock could be wrong, but he's gotta believe it like that, he's got no choice. He felt his stomach rumbling a little, he needed to eat something. So at this point, he was taking it like he was about to go prepare dinner.

He got up from the sofa he was sitting on, and as he was about to stroll over to the kitchen, he stopped on his track. Maybe he should go check the door to see if it was still locked, maybe the She Lord and her accomplices had opened it. He strolled to the door and gently turned the doorknob, but it wouldn't still open.

"Shit!". Leonard uttered hitting the door with his folded right palms.

He strolled to the window and tried opening it, but the case was the same. He sighed a little and began sauntering to the kitchen. Before he arrived at the kitchen, he had already decided on what he was gonna prepare, his favorite...noodles. He took about two packs of noodles, plugged the electric cooker, placed one of the mini pots on it, and poured water into the pot. And the rest of other stuff needed to be done to prepare noodles followed.

Since noodles were his favorite, he was really good at preparing them. And thank goodness, all the necessary ingredients needed to make the noodles extremely delicious was in the kitchen, like damn! so nice. Within minutes, he was done preparing the noodles. He dished them into a plate, took a fork, came to the parlor, and began enjoying the delicious meal he prepared.

He ate and ate until he emptied the plate, then he took the plate and fork to the kitchen, drank water, and now, he was as filled as ever. He sat on one of the couches around the parlor and glanced around, then he uttered to himself.

"What next, what do I engage in again?".

That same television he put off not too long ago, he put it on again, there was nothing to do, so he wanted to pass time watching the television. From channel to channel, he watched different shows, watched some more music videos...and the rest of other programs. Time passed, he spent hours on that couch with his eyes solely fixed on the TV screen.

By the time he felt like he had watched enough, he glanced at the clock and it was reading 11:02 pm. He wasn't sure if the clock's time was accurate or not 'cause he couldn't see outside, but he was starting to believe it 'cause he was feeling sleepy already. The time was 11:02 pm and he was sleepy, that's natural, so most likely, the clock was accurate.

He put off the television, it was about time to go to sleep. But before that, he felt like he should try opening the door once again to see if it would open, but he had almost no confidence that it would. He sauntered over to the door, placed his palms on the doorknob, and tried opening it, but as usual, it wouldn't open.

"Yeah, as expected". Leonard uttered to himself as he began strolling to the room that had all the essential furniture with stuff in them.

He got to the room and landed on the bed, and within minutes, he had dozed off.

********

The next day, Leonard woke up and yawned like he had never yawned before. Waking up, he didn't rush over to the bathroom to take his bath and brush his teeth, he just sat on the bed and began thinking about some things. At this point, he felt like he was in a prison yard. Yeah, how would you explain being locked up in an apartment for hours now without your permission?

Though all the necessary things he needed were in this apartment, the fact that he was locked up without his permission was pissing him off a little. He got up from the bed and strolled over to the drawer where he saw that toothbrush and toothpaste, he needed them now 'cause he's got none on him.

Arriving at the drawer, he opened it and took out the toothpaste and toothbrush. Then he stuck toothpaste on the toothbrush and dashed into the bathroom. He brushed his teeth and took his bath before coming out of the bathroom. Then he dressed up in one of the casual outfits in the wardrobe. So now, what next? He had decided that he wouldn't be able to go outside though he hadn't checked if the door was still locked or not.

He decided to eat breakfast first as it felt like his stomach was a bit empty, he wasn't that hungry and he wasn't filled up either. He wasn't in the mood to cook, so he was gonna make something light for breakfast, something that wouldn't need cooking...cornflakes. He made cornflakes and finished them within minutes, and it was something, it filled his stomach to a certain extent.

He hadn't even checked if he could open the door or not, he felt like it wouldn't still open. He was so bored to death, no activities to engage in, he was just locked in this apartment.

"Why are they doing this to me? I've been locked in this apartment since yesterday, and it doesn't seem like I'll be going out soon, no sign of the so-called She Lord. Maybe they had even forgotten that they transported me into this apartment, they've neglected me". Leonard said to himself with his palms on his head.

He was bored, and 'cause of that, he did something that he didn't feel like doing...he watched TV once again. He didn't regret it 'cause he was able to watch interesting programs. Time passed by slowly, and when the clock hit 2 pm, he took it like it was afternoon already, so he ate cornflakes for lunch once again.

After eating, he engaged himself in other activities, he even did push-ups. The time kept on ticking until it got to 5:30 pm, that's evening. That's when Leonard decided that he should check the door to see if it would open now or not...he hadn't checked it since morning. He walked to the door and tried opening it, but it was still the same...it wouldn't open.

"I really have been neglected here". Leonard said to himself.

The moment he made that statement, he heard the female robotic voice say,

[ Leonard, how have you been?]

"What! so you finally remembered me after locking me in this apartment for hours? Like, it's really unfair, I wanted to explore outside, but I couldn't. I called out your name, you didn't respond. It's so unfair!". Leonard voiced out in an audible tone of voice, he was really angry.

The female system asked him, [ Are you shouting at me?]

"Yeah, I'm really annoyed".

[ Well, you shouldn't, there could be consequences]