ONE HUNDRED AND ONE

Chienembe was driven to the penthouse and was awestruck. He had never seen an apartment that big! Three whole soccer fields stacked on top of each other wouldn't be enough to build the house.

Mark sensed his excitement and asked,"Tommy, is something wrong?"

He shook his head and said,"No, I just forgot about about how big our penthouse was."

Mark seemed alarmed and asked,"What did they do to you? You've forgotten about the penthouse?"

He thought for a second and said,"Yes, those people are terrible. You should have seen what they did to me."

Mark clenched his fists and said,"Don't worry big bro, I'll make sure they pay for their crimes."

Chienembe for some reason felt better, even when he wasn't the least bummed out before.

He entered into my bedroom and Mark sat him down for his routine. He had already been trained for this so pretended to comply.

I was on the chair, my blood boiling as I was forced to watch the TV screen in front of my face.

I struggled to set myself free but my efforts were futile. My wrists were getting sore because of the ropes.

Two guards started throwing rotten tomatoes at my face for their own satisfaction and that was pissing me off.

Another guard came and the other two stopped. He walked to me with a tray of ... food and said,"Eat."

I was surprised that Oleh was feeding me this time, then thought...

It looks so bad it would give a cockroach food poisoning.

I turned my head away and said,"I'm not hungry."

He frowned and threw the plate on my face and said,"Oh I'm sorry your Majesty, I was a fool to give you something less than your standards. Would you like some water?"

I didn't want him to throw that on my face so I nodded.

He put the bottle in my mouth and I spat it out...it was vinegar!

I lost it and yelled all my anger at him,"You idiomatic idiot! Stupendously stupid sociopath! Are you crazy enough to give a kidnapped child puke for food and vinegar for water?! Why don't you eat and drink that?!"

He immediately slapped me across the face but I wasn't backing down, I gave him that stare Make used to intimidate people and he seemed startled then I asked,"Is that all you've got?"

He took a step back and bumped into the TV screen and it toppled over and fell.

He caught it just in time then glared at me and left.

Chienembe went to my school and went upstairs. He just had to meet Ruby again...only once had he met a girl so beautiful and that was the woman who helped rescue him.

He went to Ruby's floor and saw her with a blonde haired guy. He ran and gave her a hug from the back and she yelled,"Eeew! Get away from me you dweeb!"

She then slapped him with the back of her hand.

He was confused till someone pulled him away and he saw...

Of course!

They're twins!

Ruby sighed and said,"Rose has dimples, I don't."

He nodded but couldn't speak, he was speechless as he looked at her. How could he talk? Any word he said would be below the standard of that angel standing before him.

"Are you okay?"Ruby asked.

He shook his head and nodded then said,"I've got to get back to class."

She also nodded and started walking, but he didn't let go of her hand.

She looked back and he smiled nervously then apologized and left her.

The syllabus of the school was intense!

He understood none of the jibber ish the teachers were speaking.

He was relieved when it was lunchtime. But even the lunch was weird. He had never been given such expensive food and it tasted better than any he had ever tasted.

All the students sat in groups at the tables, usually in peer groups of relatability.

Jocks, cheerleaders, valedictorians, mathletes, fassionate students and more.

He almost cried when the bell rang for the next period. He hated classes and the worst part was...his class got a Pop quiz on organic chemistry.

I was starving and sleepy as I watched the screen. But I couldn't sleep because it was too bright.

I closed my eyes again then I smelled something, something delicious.

I looked up to see the guard I gave a piece of my mind to a few minutes earlier. He offered me some filet mignon with a green salad and some iced tea then said,"Eat."

I was confused but he repeated it and didn't seem to lose patience each of the seven times he repeated that verb.

When I was certain he was talking to me, I made an effort to free my hands to show him I couldn't use them then he fed me.

He actually switched off the TV so I could sleep...

What is going on?

Of course Oleh has come up with a sick and twisted way to torture me by giving me anything I want, whenever I want it.

"This isn't Oleh's doing if that's what you're thinking."He said.

How on earth did he know?!

I looked at him for a second then asked,"Why then?"

He sighed and said,"What you said got me thinking...I'm only doing this so I could support my family, but no one should be treated the way they're treating you."

I smiled at him and he took the dishes and left.

I was used to having a super comfortable bed by then so I couldn't sleep, that is, until he got me an extra comfy neck pillow.