Pandora's Box.

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Come crawling faster
Obey your master
Your life burns faster
Obey your master
Master - "Master of Puppets", Metallica.

In the morning, or what I think is morning, I was woken up by Brendon sloshing a bucket of cold water on me. I gasped in distaste and started to shiver violently. I want to get out, escape, why won't he let me escape?

"Morning, handsome." He giggled excitedly. "Today I have to do two things. Firstly, I really must show you my specials." He dragged my chair over to a wooden chest of drawers. I don't want to see his 'specials' I want to leave.

He pulls out a metal box, red paint peeling off it. Brendon sits down and crosses his legs in front of my chair. I feel like I'm a toy. Opening the lid, his fingers dance over the items inside, almost as if he can't choose which is the most fascinating one. Then he plucks out a white balaclava. Something clicks.

"Do you recognise this Petey? It's Tyler's. I don't expect he will want it back now though." Another giggle. I clench my fists. Setting it down, he chooses another. "Oooooh! This is one of my favourites." He holds up thick back rimmed glasses. "Let's play a game. If you guess wrong I get to hurt you for being naughty. Who's are these Pete darling baby boy?" He smiles innocently. I pause. I know who's these are.

In a mumble, I answer. "What was that? You don't need to be shy now; we are friends, remember?"
I looked down at the bloodstained floor.
"Mikey's." He smiled wider.
"What a good boy you are."

He lifted up the last item. "Last one. Who's is this?" Patrick's. He has Patrick's hand. "Fuck you." He kicked over my chair in disgust.

"How very dare you? We don't swear Peter!" He kicked me again for good measure then asks,
"Who's are they?"

I lose it. I cry. Big tears come flooding down my cheeks and i don't care if he sees.

"Oh there, there, you don't need to be a baby about it. It was only a question. You just upset me for being mean. Say sorry."

I bawl then whisper, "sorry."

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