Chapter 6
Two men approached Jack and uncuffed him. He was very weak and they saw this. They gently helped him up and supported him by his shoulders. It was strange; they went from being inhumanely cruel to being gentle and treating him like a baby. Obviously, they realised that he would become one of their superiors and they must get on his good side. They led him to a room. It was much bigger than Jack's cell and it had a bed, a sink, a small table, a lamp and some shelves. Jack was still in a lot of pain and they gently laid him on the bed. One of the men introduced himself:
"Jack, my name's Sam. The Boss has called a doctor and he sent for some food. For now, I'm just going to treat your wounds, ok?" Jack looked up at the man with the soft voice. He nodded and started to drift off to sleep.
As Jack slept quietly, the man washed his many wounds and the doctor joined him. Sure enough, there were two men standing guard at the door. Jack had passed the first test but he still had to prove himself before he was trusted. When Jack woke up a bit later, a doctor was sitting in a chair writing down some notes. Jack moved around a bit on his bed and the noise alerted the doctor of his wakefulness. He looked up and smiled when he saw his patient was awake.
"Hi Jack. How're you feeling?" He asked kindly.
"Umm…" Jack groaned.
"I dressed your wounds and stitched them. You have to be careful not to do too much strenuous exercise, not even running, for the next week. You've got some third degree burns on your stomach and chest that need to be treated. On your table is a small container. There is a cream that you must put on the burns. You must dress your burns with this cream twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. Do not cover it with bandaids or any material other than your shirt. Now, I'll tell the men that you've waken and you'll eat!"
"Thank you." Jack said in a barely audible voice. He closed his eyes again and soon 2 men entered with a tray of food. They proceeded to help him sit up and once he was ok, they left him alone to eat. Jack was very hungry. He ate ravenously and put the empty plate on the table and started to lower himself on the bed. Suddenly, the door to his room banged open and in walked a very angry Nina. Jack groaned. He did not want to deal with her right now! He was too tired.
She walked in with a cool smile on her face and she studied his many injuries. She approached the bed so that she was towering over him.
"Hurts, doesn't it?" She asked. Jack did not reply. She waited a few seconds and bent over him so that their faces were inches apart. "I don't believe you've turned, Jack. But, because I can't get the boss to listen to me, I'll just have to watch you extra close." She warned him in a menacing voice. "Just so you know Jack, you have to answer to me. So don't piss me off!" She slapped him hard on the face. Jack bit his lower lip and it started to bleed. Seeing this new injury, she smiled. She loved that she was his boss. She would make his life as hard as possible just to test him. The Boss would allow it after all…
Jack studied her and noticed that she really enjoyed this position of power. He knew she would try to make his life hard. He supposed he'd have to endure it until the Boss trusted him more.
"Tomorrow, you must meet me and the rest of the men in the recreation room at 9 am. Any questions?" Jack thought for a second and replied: "Yes. Two. What are we doing and where's the washroom?"
She smiled at him. She loved that he had to look up to her from his place on the bed. She knew she could have some of her closest men hurt him and he wouldn't tell the boss but she wouldn't. He'd had enough for today. "You'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out and ask the guards and they'll bring you to it." With that, she turned on her heel and walked out of the room. Jack slowly got up out of bed and slowly walked to the door. He opened it slowly and saw the two men sitting on either side of it.
"I need to go to the bathroom…"