CHAPTER FOUR : MONSTER

Today was the third day of me and Elia staying in the punishment room.

 The wound under my feet already closed. Three days of no food or water, we just laid on the cold ground as though we were dead.

 We haven't seen light since three days now, my throat is sour due to no water to drink.

I heard the entrance door opened means someone was coming. I quickly tapped Elia to wake up as she was sleeping. "Elia, Elia, wake up" I called.

Elia woke up weakly rubbing her sleeping eyes "hmm what ?" She said.

"I think someone is coming" I said. Just then the door to the punishment room was opened .

I could see Leonard and Lennon and three other men I haven't see before. We quickly looked down.

Leonard stepped in the room and the others followed. " Well well, I thought you both will be dead by now, seems you're still strong enough for more punishment".

 I have never seen that man smile or even smirk before , maybe because I don't look at his evil face.

 The next thing I heard from Leonard was "tie both of them in the chair" as they knew we were too weak to stand or even get up from the cold ground.

 I have even have chest pain now due to the cold ground I have been sleeping on since the last three days. The three unknown men dragged us from the ground harshly and tied us to the chairs prepared for us.

 After tying us to the Chair tightly. I know I'll get a mark on my skin after this. Leonard dragged a chair and sat before us as he crossed his legs I couldn't see his face.

"Now tell me , what were both of you doing in that place they caught you last three days" Leonard asked us. We both had our heads down as he hated anyone looking at him straight in the eye.

 "Look up" he barked. We looked up almost immediately. I thought I hated Lennon, but I think I'm going to hate this man too. 

This was the first time for us to look at him in the face. The man looked younger than the rest of them, probably in his thirty's.

 He had black shoulder length hair which he tied smoothly. He trimmed his beards he had black eyes just like his hair that made one get lost while staring at it. But a very dark heart.

When we were still at our cell, everyday we heard scearms of slaves in the punishment room. Some don't even come back to their cells means they are dead.

 "Now answer my question, and don't make me repeat myself else I'll chop of your heads" Leonard said as he squirted his eyes dangerously.

Elia was the one to answer " We..... We didn't do anything" she said stammering.

 

 "Didn't do anything huh! " Leonard said as he stood up from the chair he sat and brought out a dagger from his boot he wore. I already know what he wanted to do.

 Elia eyes widened in horror as Leonard walked close to her . We watched as he removed the dagger from it's sheath and ran it on Elia's arm.

 Elia screamed as blood dripped from her open wound in her arm which was tied on the armrest of the chair.

"Stop it you're hurting her" I didn't know when I said that. But I know I made a wrong move and I don't care I hated the fact that Leonard was hurting Elia 

 "I thought you were dumb, seems you want to receive the same fate as her" Leonard said.

 " You're a monster" I Said . Surprisingly Leonard chuckled for the first time. But just as it came it went back as he frowned back.

 I saw him nodded bis head towards Lennon as if sending a secret message to him. Lennon nodded back.

 I saw Lennon brought out a cloth and covered my face with it. They began pouring water on my face. The water I didn't taste for three days.

I wished I could just die that very moment I was been tortured. When they noticed that I was about dying they'll stop and continue again.

 I could hear Elia's voice begging them to stop. I heard as Leonard slapped her hard on her face making her spit blood " shut up you little brat , you had your chance". He said to her 

 When they finally stopped pouring water on my face and Lennon removed the cloth form my face. I was coughing terribly. 

The next thing I saw scared me to my bones. I saw as Lennon's head fell from his head and blood splashed on me .

 I couldn't see who was behind him before I passed out on the chair.