Author's note: I do not own anything from the game Far Cry 3.
Chapter 7: The Upgrade
The other pirates seemed pretty impressed with my performance as well. "Normally they refuse to hurt each other." I heard someone say in the crowd.
"Looks like you're getting a bit of an upgrade, Stef." Vaas said smirking. "I'll show you where you'll be living now."
I followed Vaas through the compound to a large warehouse. We walked into a room with a bed and yet another cage. This must be where Vaas stays.
"Home sweet home." said Vaas pointing to the cage. "I used to keep a tiger in there, so it should work for you."
Really? Another cage? I walked into the cage and it was shut behind me.
"So you're still keeping me in a cage?" I asked.
"Are you complaining hermana? I could always take you back outside with your friends." he replied slightly irritated.
"No, I'm just surprised. I mean I've tortured for you and I've listened to you. I just figured you'd trust me by now." I explained.
"It's going to take way more than torturing someone for me to trust you. I've killed for someone, and now they want me dead. he answered. This time I could tell he was even more irritated. I had no idea who he was talking about, but I could tell it was someone he had cared deeply for. I decided it was best for me to keep quiet to avoid sending him over the edge. He walked out of the room for a few minutes and came back with a glass of water.
"Here. Get some sleep." he said handing me the cup through the bars. "You'll have something to eat in the morning."
I was so thirsty I drank all the water before I knew it. I laid down in the cage and saw Vaas sitting on the side of the bed furthest away from me. He had his back facing me and I could hear two objects hit the floor which I assumed were his boots. I quickly learned that I was right, because he then got up and took off his tank top. I immediately felt my face turn bright red. He was getting undressed in front of me! I quickly turned over so he wouldn't see me blushing. I heard him get into his bed and I began to wonder about what would happen to me. Was I going to stay here? Would Vaas sell me like he talked about before? Only time would tell. I finally got myself to stop thinking and I fell asleep.
I woke up to see Carlos standing guard beside the cage. Vaas must be gone. I looked over to the far side of the cage to see a plate with a banana and some sliced mango on it. I slid the plate over to me and began to eat.
"You're finally awake." Carlos said looking over at me. "Nice work yesterday. Your friends are still down there if you want to see them."
I remained silent and continued to eat. They aren't my friends… and they never were.
"They aren't my friends." I finally told him.
"Ok then. I'm still supposed to take you out for a walk through the compound and let you stretch your legs. Vaas' orders." he replied.
"Alright, I'm ready." I said after I finished eating.
He walked around to the front of the cage and opened it. I walked out and followed him through the compound. I found that there was more to the compound than I had seen before. One side had some music playing with some women dancing on poles and pirates throwing money at them. There were also a couple of pirates dancing with the women, which I found amusing considering I wouldn't think pirates would like dancing. They must keep these women here too. I can't imagine they are free to come and go as they please. There were a few tigers caged up throughout the compound as well. I assume they are kept as pets. Carlos then led me back down to where Luke and Aaron were.
~Luke's POV~
I had woken up this morning to find that my mouth had finally stopped bleeding from where Stef had pulled out my tooth. Aaron and I had been awake for a long time, but had talked only for a few minutes due to pain we had. We wondered what had happened to Stef. We hoped that Vaas had killed her. She deserved it for what she did. I heard Aaron tell me to turn around and when I did I was pissed. She wasn't dead and instead it looked as if she was getting a damn tour. She wasn't tied or anything, she was just being watched by one of Vaas' pirates. She walked by our cage and didn't even give us a second glance. No asking if we were ok, no asking to have us let go, not even asking to talk to us. I wanted so badly to say something to her, but I had learned what that got me. I couldn't take any more of that.
~Random pirate's POV~
"Look man, it's that girl from last night with Carlos." I said pointing to them.
"Ah it is! I wonder what all that's about?"
"Looks like Vaas is keeping her maybe? I questioned. "I wonder what Hoyt will think when he hears about that."
"Yea Vaas would get a lot of money by selling her. Hoyt would be pissed knowing that he is keeping some of the merchandise."
"I heard Vaas was having Hoyt come over to look at those two guys to see if they're worth selling. I guess he'll find out about the girl soon enough." I answered.
~Stef's POV~
I had followed Carlos through the compound and back to the warehouse. I went back to the cage and was locked back up.
"So where's Vaas anyway?" I asked Carlos hesitantly.
"Why do you want to know?" he asked looking at me strangely.
"Just curious." I answered wishing I hadn't asked the question to begin with.
"He's out on patrol. I heard he was going to be picking up Hoyt Volker to assess the value of your friends down there." he replied.
Who's Hoyt Volker?
