Chapter 2

Sophia's P.O.V.

I open my eyes to the sound of someone yelling. I open my door to find daddy dragging that guy from the other day into the cellar. I don't want the guy to get hurt, he probably didn't know any better. After daddy goes back into his room, I cautiously sneak down the stairs to the cellar to find the guy chained to the wall by his hands. He's looking down to the ground.

"M-Mister, I-I-"

"Don't you dare get closer."

He commands, his lidless eyes staring right at me.

"Sir, I-I know that what my daddy is doing isn't very nice, but he is just looking out for me!"

I exclaim, trying to let him know that my daddy is not a bad daddy.

"Girl, if I was free, and if I had my knife, I'd wipe that innocent look off of your face."

I gulp at his remark. Tears come to my eyes and I fall to my knees. He looks at me strangely.

"Why can't everyone here just get along? Why does everyone here always want to kill?"

My eyes the light up and I stand.

"I know, maybe no one has been shown any kindness! I'll show people kindness, starting with you!"He gets a strange look in his eyes, but I shrug it off and I noiselessly walk to the kitchen and I prepare some oatmeal and milk.

I then hurry back down the stairs and I set the tray in front of him and he stares at it.

"How the hell am I supposed to eat it?"

He asks. I giggle and I reply,

"I'll feed you, silly!"

I then proceed to pick up the spoon and I direct it towards his mouth.

"You expect me to allow a little girl like you to feed me? I can live on my own!"

He says in his deep gravely voice. I look down and smile.

"I'm sorry, I'm just trying to help..."

He then does something unexpected.

"F-Fine, I'll eat it."

He mumbles. I look up bright eyed with a smile adorning my face. I then pick up the spoon and I hold it near his mouth and he takes the bite. The gashes on the sides of his face open and close with his mouth. I then keep feeding him and when he asks for a drink, I give it to him.

This goes on for weeks. I learn that his name is Jeff, I've learned his story, and I've heard a lot about Liu. I can understand that he misses his brother very much. I've told Jeff about me and daddy and I've even gotten him to laugh a couple times. He's a really nice guy when you get to know him. We are sitting there talking, after he's eaten, and he asks,

"Why do you always bring me oatmeal and milk?"

"Did you want water?"

I ask in return and he slightly laughs.

"No, do you have anything besides oatmeal?"

I think for a while, the cellar filled with only our breathing.

"There's other food besides Oatmeal?"

I ask seriously. Oatmeal is all that I've ever known. That and what daddy eats...

"Is that the only thing he feeds you?"

I nod my head.

"That's the only thing he can feed me, since he doesn't know anything else I like, and he can't take me out in public."

Jeff nods and smiles. (With his mouth not the gashes.) The cellar door opens and my heart starts beating fast. Is that daddy? Will he be mad? Please don't let him hate me!