Day four in the box
I look across the room to see him in the corner looking out. It's a white box , bright lights they go off to remind us that it's night time.
We get food from time to time but my stomach growls through the hours. The challenge is to stay in the box with someone you hate.
See how long it lost before someone gives in. What do they mean by that?
I sit down on the floor on the opposite in of him. I just look over to him, the white box is huge so it's not like I can see every detail on his face.
Two more days until insanity.
Week 3
I stand up from my corner, I haven't bathe in weeks. I walk towards him, but an announcement comes on. I stand in the middle of the box, waiting for the person to speak.
"Hello two challengers, it's week 3 and we have more guest coming... we do warn that they are aggressive so be prepared to defend yourselves."
I walk back to my corner waiting for those people to come. I'm scared out of my mind, who are they and are they going to kill me in this box.
A door opens someone comes into the room, they already seem odd out of touch with humans to begin with.
They turn their head slowly to me, I bring my knees up to my chest.
They start running to my corner, I cover my head preparing myself for a hit. Then I hear a thud as they got closer, I open my eyes seeing them on the ground.
He stands there looking down to the person he just hit.
"Get up." He says to me, how can he still be so rude after 3 weeks.
I slowly stand up, he checks the man for anything that could be useful. Nothing.
"Thanks." I say to him he tilts his head.
The door opens again, another person comes in. He turns around seeing them come inside, he's trying to figure what their next move is.
The person sees us, they go into another corner and sit there rocking back and forth.
"I can't stay here any longer." I say out loud he turns to me with no emotion in his face.
"We're stuck until further notice."
"There has to be a way out." I say to him, he just looks at me for a second then he eyes me up and down.
"Pretend you have to use the bathroom, really bad." He lowers his voice and I look out to the open space.
"There are cameras in here." I whisper to him and he nods his head.
"Either you do it or I do something." He says to me and I frown a little.
"With that person in here, I don't think you want to be left alone in here."
"Are you going to help me?"
"No, I'm doing this for myself." He shrugs his shoulders and walks away, I quickly move behind him.
"Come on man, don't leave me alone." I say to him and he laughs at me.
"Then asks to use the bathroom, scope out there then tell me, try to find a map or something."
"What if they attack you?"
"I think I can handle them, it's a girl or lady."
I nod my head then I go to the middle of the floor. I step on a square and a podium comes up. I click on it then the announcer comes on.
"Hello."
"Uh yes I have to use the bathroom really bad, and I can't hold it." I say into the microphone, I look behind me looking over to him seeing him holding his forehead.
The intercom rings a little bit I cover my ears. The person in the corner covers their ears, I wasn't paying attention to them.
"Yes." The announcement says then I walk to him but as I'm doing that the person had tackled me.
I scream out trying to get them off of me, he looks up and runs to me.
He kicks them off of me then repeatedly bangs their head on the floor.
I roll over in the floor the door opens. I see a person in a white outfit they bow their head.
"Please come forward."
I stand up heading to the person, they lead me to the bathroom. I look around the hallways. They're not lit in some areas, I glance at each hallway as we walk to the bathroom.
I come back into the box, I walk to him. I shake his shoulder since he was napping.
"The hallways are long, some aren't lit, but the best way to escape is the bathroom or kitchen." I whisper to him he lifts up placing his back on the wall.
"What's your name?" He asks me, he knows my name but he's asking to make sure I know it.
"Naomi."
"Good."
"Tae." He says to me and I nod my head.
"Why are we in here?"
"One of our friends probably sent us here, little do they know this isn't helping , it's driving me close to insanity." I say to him and he rubs his mouth.
"So one of our friends did this?"
I shrug my shoulders unsure but it's likely they did but I don't think they knew exactly all that came with it.
He killed two people just to protect me. He didn't want to kill anyone no one does but we've been in this box for three weeks.
"I don't want to be here." I look to the floor, he holds his chin in his palm.
The lights are slowly dimming down meaning it's time to sleep.
"What if they pull something while we sleep?"
"We take turns sleeping." He says to me, I nod my head.
Then the lights turn off all the way, there's light coming from the main door.
My breathing changes, ever since I've been in this box I hate when the light turn off. He looks over to me trying to figure what's wrong with me.
He pulls my arm making me sit on him.
"Go to sleep." He says to me, he leans back on the wall as I sit on his lap with my face in his chest.
My eyes are wide open trying to figure out what happened. I slowly close my eyes, he looks around the room to keep watch.
He took something from the lady's pocket. She had a broken piece of metal in her pocket. He wrapped a piece of cloth from the other man's shirt on the piece so he doesn't cut his hand.
I start to snore after some time he looks down to my head hearing the snores.
He slowly places his hand on my back. He ended up going to sleep on accident.
3 am ?
He slowly opens his eyes after hearing noises in the box. He doesn't open them all the way but he can sense people surrounding him. He hears me snoring still, he holds the metal in his hand.
Using his free hand he squeezes my arm. I move a little bit but he holds me in my spot.
"Do not move." I hear him mumble to me, I open my eyes on his chest.
I use whatever I can see , I notice hands on the floor. I turn my head back into his chest.
I'm running from one of those people. Tae is being held by the other two, he's able to use the metal piece to kill them.
Now I'm cornered , the person gets cut in the throat. They fall to the floor, I go to Tae holding on to him for dear life.