Tommy's POV
I was trying to stay safe and keep myself in the cage, but I couldn't do it. Adam obviously needed help. He obviously needed me and I couldn't leave him. I pushed the cage door open and rushed to him. I wanted to say his name but if the ringmaster knew I was out of my cage, he would probably hurt me. Adam said so. I just speed walked over to Adam, but before I could reach him, he pulled his teeth from Isaac's, now blood covered, neck and looked at me, then got pulled away from the crowd. I heard the ringmaster say Adam deserved punishment, and I couldn't help but quietly follow the ringmaster and Adam. They walked into a tent, and I peeked inside, watching what happened. Isaac chained Adam up, and when Adam was fully chained, he went crazy, trying to rip himself out of the grasp of the tight chains around his arms and legs. Isaac whipped him, and I covered my mouth, covering the scream that almost erupted from it. The blood red whip marks covered Adam's chest and back, and one covered his face. He kept screaming in pain. It's amazing how nobody heard him and wanted to help him. Tears began to fill my eyes as Isaac beat him and beat him, making Adam weak. It looked like Adam just hung there. Looking dead and no longer able to move.
"Good," said Isaac, "Now you must be thirsty," he walked over to a table, snatching a green liquid in a clear cup.
"Drink it," said Isaac, tipping the drink onto Adam's face, but Adam refused to part his lips for the drink to enter. He just shook his head.
"GOD DAMMIT, ADAM! DRINK IT!" yelled Isaac. But Adam refused.
"Fine, Adam, but you are going to regret this big time. I'm going to the bar for a few hours. Stay here and don't try anything stupid, you FAG."
Tears welled in Adam's eyes. Was Adam gay? Did he like boys like me? I wasn't sure. I just dodged out of Isaac's sight as he exited the tent, hopped in his car and left.
Then I stood up, and entered the tent, looking at Adam. He was whimpering. His head was hanging and he looked so shitty. I felt so bad.
"Adam?" I said, slowly approaching him.
He lifted his head. His eyes were red. He turned away from me. "Don't look, Tommy, I look so bad."
I walked over to him and turned his head.
"Adam, look at me. I can't let you out because we will probably both be killed but I can help you. You just need to tell me what happened out there," I said, looking intensely into Adam's beautiful baby blue eyes.
"One of my 'specialties' is needing blood to live. If I go I over two days without blood, I go crazy. That's what happened. Isaac won't provide me the blood, so I have to secretly find it myself sometimes. But I forgot about it and accidentally went crazy. I can't control it. And that stuff that Isaac was trying to give me, that's poison. He was trying to kill me. I've heard of this. He's done it before. He keeps you chained up and keeps giving you the poison until you die. That's what happened," he said, staring back into my eyes this time. This was so crazy. Why wouldn't Isaac just give him the blood? It made no sense. Well Isaac had gotten what he deserved.
"Oh my god, Adam, that's horrible! I'm going to help you. Keep rejecting the poison. Every night when Isaac isn't looking, I'm going to bring you blood. Eventually Isaac will have to let you out." I grabbed Adam's hand. "It's all going to be alright,"
"Thank you, Tommy. I don't know what would have happened to me if you didn't come tonight."
I smiled, and walked out. I didn't know where I was going to find the blood, but I was going to find something. Because it was Adam.
And I really liked Adam.