Chapter 3
"Duo, I was wondering if I'd be seeing you on time this week." He turned and looked at a watch on his arm. "You're late." He said quite pleasantly. I shivered.
"Sir, please, I have the money! I'm sorry I'm late. Please let me make my payment! Please! I'll do anything!" I begged, already starting to feel the pain rising again.
"Hmmm, you are five minutes late, you will have to pay for that but I think we can discuss something. Please come inside." He motioned me in. I walked in and then fell into the hard chair in front of his desk as a fresh wave of pain arrived. As soon as it passed I stood up again knowing that David had not allowed me to sit down yet.
"Sit." He said once he had let me stand in silence for a few minutes. I sat. He walked over behind me resting his hands on my shoulders a little too hard for comfort.
"You should not have been late." He said as he squeezed a pressure point on my shoulders. I gasped in pain.
"I'm sorry, Sir. When I was getting the last ten dollars it took a little longer than I intended! I need my fix, Sir. Please let me have it." I once again begged, my whole body aching.
"Do I not give you enough time, Duo? Out of my many workers you are the one that seems to have the most trouble making the payments on time. Tell me what is it that you do differently?"
"Sir, you are very generous with the time you give." I whimpered as fire raced across my whole body and then continued. "I have trouble stealing from certain other people, which is why I am slower to get the money." I whimpered again as all the old aches came back full force. I needed my fix.
"Is that the only reason?" He asked. He seemed to know that I wasn't telling the whole truth. This was very bad; I had to let him know that Danny was cheating me on my steals. Then he would find out that I had let someone find out.
"No." I said. My whole body tensed as the pain washed over me again and I let out a soft moan. It felt like my bones were on fire.
"What else is there?" He asked, his tone of voice told me that he knew I had done something wrong.
"Well, this guy at the pawning shop-"I stopped as my whole body shook, when it had passed I started talking again. "This guy at the pawning shop cheats me out of money because he knows I need to do business with him." I said in a rush and then started shaking again as it felt like every nerve in my body was burning up. I gritted my teeth trying to hold back another moan.
"How, pray tell, does he know that?" David said in a dangerously quiet tone. His hands causing me pain wherever he touched.
"He guessed one day-," I gasped as his hands caused me to waver from a particularly painful grip. "I staggered in two days after the deadline, he guessed I was on a drug." I shuddered as more pain ran through me, then David did something that hurt really bad and I started to black out. At the last second he stopped and I held still until the pain became bearable and then continued. "He guessed I worked for someone." I let out a moan again as my body tensed.
"You were careless." David said.
"Yes sir. I know sir. Please, sir. My fix." I said, my words coming in a rush again. It was becoming hard to think through the pain. He looked at me.
"No, I don't think so, you have been very careless. I can not forgive that. You will have to come by tomorrow night with the payment. Then you will get your fix. Now go to bed and be glad I didn't make you wait longer." He said harshly.
"But Sir." I croaked as another wave of pain rolled over me.
"No! Now go to bed or I will make you wait longer." With that he threw me out of his office and I fell on the floor causing aches throughout my body. I staggered back up to my room and collapsed on my bed. Must sleep. David wants me to sleep. Will get fix tomorrow. David was nice, didn't make me wait longer. I passed out.
not a happy chapter... oh well its not really a happy story.... anyway! R&R!