Chapter 2
I sit in the middle of the floor with my knees to my chest. It's kind of uncomfortable, but the bed has all sorts of stains on it, not to mention that the bed as well as the wooden chair by the window looks as if they would crumple to the floor if anybody sat on them.
He should be coming soon. The sun is starting to come up, and it's easier to be spotted in the daytime. Sighing, I lay my head on my knees, letting the sunlight coming through the window warm my back as I stare at the door. I'm only in a wifebeater, but I'm just too tired to get up and get my jacket.
Finally, I hear the sound of booted feet walking confidently down the hall. This is my cue to get up and pull the blinds closed. The room grows dim and dreary, making shadows from in every corner.
I turn my attention away from the room as I hear rustling at the door. Before I can sit back down, Riddick enters and locks the door behind him.
"So, anything exciting happen while I was stuck in this room?" I ask, waiting for him to turn and face me.
Riddick shoved his key in his pants pocket, and then proceeded to take off his jacket. Ignoring my question, Riddick looked me over once and asked, "Aren't you cold?"
I had shoes on because there was no way in hell I was going to let even my socks touch this nasty floor, but I had my sweat pants shoved to below my knees. That, not to mention the wifebeater I borrowed off of Riddick, would definitely give him cause to ask that question.
"Now that you mention, I am. But I had been sitting in the sun before you came in." Something flashed across his face, but I couldn't decipher what it meant. Forgetting that I was cold, I watched Riddick sit on the edge of the bed and start to untie his shoes. Sitting in front of him on the floor I asked, "Hey, Riddick?" He grunted to let me know he was listening. "Do you ever regret getting that shine-job?"
He immediately answered me with a sharp, "No."
"Why not? I mean, you can see but you can't really see."
He looked up at me for a second, then pulled off his shoe and started unlacing the other one. "Because it saved my life more than once in the slam. Saved yours and Imam's back there if I remember correctly."
I always knew what Riddick meant when I heard him say, "Back there." And he always knew what I meant when I said, "Nightmare."