Chapter 5
5
It has been hours and the sun is close to rising. No one came into the room much to my disappointment. I didn't like doing nothing. I wanted to be active, distract myself from my own thoughts. I was tired of just lying here with no purpose. It was like the universe heard my cry because the door was being opened just then. Judging by the way the person is struggling with the lock, they are trying to pick it. I closed my eyes and waited.
Soon, the door was opened. I tightened my grip on the plastic ball under the pillow. I heard steps coming towards me and when I felt a hand on my back, I shot up and tackled the person to the floor. I sat in their thighs, tightening my legs to hold them in place. with my free hand, I bound theirs together and raised the plastic ball, ready to hit the person in the face. I froze when I finally looked at the person I caught.
It was a boy. He didn't look older than 16.