CHAPTER 10: Caught in the Act

"All love is betrayal, in that it flatters life. The loveless man is best armed"

. - John Updike

Weeks had passed, after the attack of the gay-shits lover, and also the death of the 2 Low Rank. And I noticed that my senses sharpened as days passed by. Also, it had been weeks since the day we ate only sweet potatoes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and I'm getting tired of eating them already. Every time I see the sweet potatoes, I just can't help but puke. I feel like if I eat another sweet potato, I would always end up throwing them out, and look like a freaking sweet potato literally.

Have you ever imagined yourself getting the face of the food you always eat?

That's literally how I feel right now…

Or sometimes, I could not help but to talk with the innocent sweet potatoes while eating them…

Like…

"Hey buddy, how's life being a sweet potato?" then I will poke them using my point finger.

" It's no longer fun, buddy! It was so sad to think, that it's only us, you are eating! We have family and love ones too! And you guy's, keep on consuming us one by one! I already miss my mom, and my dad! You ate them without mercy!" I answered, pretending like as if, the sweet potatoes are making her little drama, using my own little voice. I even make a crying sounds, to add on my complaining sweet potatoes imagination.

"That was so sad, buddy. I didn't know, you are already in pain! But if I don't eat you, then how am I going to survive in this inferno?" I asked the little potato, with a sad tone while still poking her.

"You can always, steal foods on the Dark Claws storage room buddy!" suggest by the sweet potato, while the side of her eyes are already wet with tears.

"But buddy, what if I got myself caught, just because of stealing?" I asked my little friend, who are so terrified of getting annihilated by us, hungry humans.

"That's no longer my problem buddy! I am just giving out suggestions." She answered, while teary eyed and pouting. Her little buddy is shaking in fear, while talking to me.

"And also to add on your matter, your body also needs other nutrients and not just the nutrients coming from my race! Please I am begging you human! Spare us! Spare my race, and look for another nutrients!" the sweet potato begged for her life.

She clasp her two imaginary hands together, while kneeling her two imaginary legs too.

She's begging for mercy…

And since, I am just a human with a kind and soft heart, I just can't ignore her pathetic states. So I stood on my feet, and decided to get out of our cell, and follow my little buddy's advice.

I am now, ready to look for another nutrients my body needs…

Before finally leaving the cell, I look at my shoulder, to give my little buddy one last look…

"I will follow your advice buddy! I am now…

I will now leave our cell, in your supervision while I am gone…

I promise to go and look for another nutrients that my body needs, so your race, won't go extinct." I said, before waving my hands on them.

I imagined the sweet potato, holding a white handkerchief using her imaginary hands, waving me goodbye.

It was so funny to think, that the longer I spend my days inside this inferno, the weirder I become. Talking to a sweet potatoes, is only a result of how bored I am right now…

I then remember how many socks of sweet potatoes, I bought inside the tunnel…

I immediately scrub my both arms, as I felt goosebumps all over my body, because of disgust.

I feel like I'm being cathartic over sweet potatoes, and if I were to eat them for another day, I'm afraid I will become a talking sweet potatoes already. Cringe!

I am having goosebumps just by thinking about it. So I decided to escape again and look for another meat to steal, in the hunter's storage room. I wanted to eat something else, it could be a steamed sweet corn, or a mushroom soup.

My stomach already grumbles just by the thought of eating new goods. I could feel the side of my mouth waters.

I'm drooling over a piece of sweet corn and even a mushroom soup.

Few weeks had passed by so fast, that I have to hide in this cell, for the whole gang is looking for the beheader slave, who was known to kill the two low rank. Until now, the three do not know my frivolity.

And of course, I have no plans on telling them it is me who's being hunted by the Dark Claws anyway. I don't want to put harm to them. I'm good at leaving them out of the information on what nefarious bullshits I did while they were away.

So after the three left the cell, I decided to ready myself to take my leave too, to steal food. I walk down the vestibule which leads to the storage room. I immediately got myself in, without difficulty because there's no one guarding it.

Once I got myself in, I pull the sock of corn and throw it carefully on my secret hole. I was about to get out when I noticed that someone enter the storage room.

My chest drums so fast, it felt like as if my heart will come out of my chest anytime soon. I was about to hide myself from the eyes of the hunter, but it's already too late when a new Low Rank found me there. I was just thankful that the time he saw me is enough for me to hide my hole, together with my sock of corn.

"WHAT FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU LITTLE MAGGOT?! ARE YOU PLANNING TO STEAL SOMETHING HERE? HOW DID YOU GET YOURSELF INSIDE?"