Chapter 6
When I woke up, the first thing I felt was a throbbing pain in my head. It took me a second to remember exactly what had happened. I had had my fix so why was there still pain? Then I remembered the red syringe and I fought to open my eyes. Everything was a bit blurry to start. Then things cleared out. Great, just great, the bastard had dumped me back in my room after I had passed out. AND he hadn't even put me on the bed. I was on the goddamned floor. I really needed to get some answers out of him. I was getting tired of passing out.
What does this drug do and why the hell had I agreed to take it? To make David happy, an eerie voice answered the rhetorical question. Dammit strike two for you, Duo. God, if only I hadn't needed that fix. Shit! What day is it, how long before I've got to make the payment? I have only like twenty dollars. I got up and jogged down the hall to David's office. I savored the feeling of being able to run and not feel pain... except for the throbbing in my head. Stupid drug! I knocked on David's door. To my surprise he opened it seconds after I knocked.
"Yes...?" He asked then looked at me. "Oh, Duo, you're up, I see. How do you feel?"
"Uh fine... Except for the constant throbbing of my head! What the hell did you do to me?" I asked angrily.
"Now, now Duo, don't get an attitude with me. Remember I'm the one who gives you your fix." He said with a slight smile. Shit! Calm down Duo, chill out. Don't make him stop your fix. David doesn't like being talked to angrily.
"I- I'm sorry! I didn't mean it, honest!" I said hastily.
"That's OK Duo, right now I'm interested in your body's reaction to the drug. You said your head hurts? Must be a side effect. Well, just to let you know, that is a second fix, it is supposed to make it so that your original one lasts longer. I've just invented the drug and you've been with me long enough that I think you can be allowed more time." He said. I felt my heart jump in my ribs. More time? Less pain.
"However, don't get too excited. This drug is stronger, so if you don't make the payments it will hurt even more." Shit, that's possible? I don't know if I could handle more pain.
"You will now have until the first of every month to make your payments but since you have more time you will have to get more money. Instead of $2000 each week you will have to make $15,000 each month." Wait a second, fifteen K, let see two K a week, five weeks a month, that's only ten.
"But sir, I had to make less money each month before this!" I blurted out. A dangerous look came into his eyes. I automatically shuddered. David was not happy.
"Are you saying you would like me to up the amount each month that you have to pay?" I probably had a very surprised look on my face then. I felt my eyes get bigger.
"N- no sir. I- I'm sorry, words in haste, I- I didn't mean it. I wasn't thinking." I said as fear came over me. I had to try hard to keep from shivering as memories of pain came to me from times I had mouthed off to David.
"That is not good, you are supposed to think remember? It makes me happy when you think before you talk and you want me to be happy, right? You don't want to make me mad do you?" He asked as if he was talking to his child. Don't want to make David mad, Duo stop it. Please? I'm scared. A voice whispered inside of me. I shivered.
"Yes sir, I mean no sir. I mean I want you to be happy sir." I said, fear still pumping through me. Hard to think when you're scared out of your wits. "I'll try harder."
"That's good, now you should probably go get to work and make your money so you can pay me and make me happy."
"Yes sir." I said and stood there, waiting to be able to leave. I thought about the time that I had had to learn the lesson of waiting until specific orders were given and shuddered again.
"You are dismissed." David walked back over to his desk and sat down, I quickly turned to the door and left. I let out a sigh of relief after I was outside. At least he hadn't hurt me. Time to start manipulating people.
When I woke up, the first thing I felt was a throbbing pain in my head. It took me a second to remember exactly what had happened. I had had my fix so why was there still pain? Then I remembered the red syringe and I fought to open my eyes. Everything was a bit blurry to start. Then things cleared out. Great, just great, the bastard had dumped me back in my room after I had passed out. AND he hadn't even put me on the bed. I was on the goddamned floor. I really needed to get some answers out of him. I was getting tired of passing out.
What does this drug do and why the hell had I agreed to take it? To make David happy, an eerie voice answered the rhetorical question. Dammit strike two for you, Duo. God, if only I hadn't needed that fix. Shit! What day is it, how long before I've got to make the payment? I have only like twenty dollars. I got up and jogged down the hall to David's office. I savored the feeling of being able to run and not feel pain... except for the throbbing in my head. Stupid drug! I knocked on David's door. To my surprise he opened it seconds after I knocked.
"Yes...?" He asked then looked at me. "Oh, Duo, you're up, I see. How do you feel?"
"Uh fine... Except for the constant throbbing of my head! What the hell did you do to me?" I asked angrily.
"Now, now Duo, don't get an attitude with me. Remember I'm the one who gives you your fix." He said with a slight smile. Shit! Calm down Duo, chill out. Don't make him stop your fix. David doesn't like being talked to angrily.
"I- I'm sorry! I didn't mean it, honest!" I said hastily.
"That's OK Duo, right now I'm interested in your body's reaction to the drug. You said your head hurts? Must be a side effect. Well, just to let you know, that is a second fix, it is supposed to make it so that your original one lasts longer. I've just invented the drug and you've been with me long enough that I think you can be allowed more time." He said. I felt my heart jump in my ribs. More time? Less pain.
"However, don't get too excited. This drug is stronger, so if you don't make the payments it will hurt even more." Shit, that's possible? I don't know if I could handle more pain.
"You will now have until the first of every month to make your payments but since you have more time you will have to get more money. Instead of $2000 each week you will have to make $15,000 each month." Wait a second, fifteen K, let see two K a week, five weeks a month, that's only ten.
"But sir, I had to make less money each month before this!" I blurted out. A dangerous look came into his eyes. I automatically shuddered. David was not happy.
"Are you saying you would like me to up the amount each month that you have to pay?" I probably had a very surprised look on my face then. I felt my eyes get bigger.
"N- no sir. I- I'm sorry, words in haste, I- I didn't mean it. I wasn't thinking." I said as fear came over me. I had to try hard to keep from shivering as memories of pain came to me from times I had mouthed off to David.
"That is not good, you are supposed to think remember? It makes me happy when you think before you talk and you want me to be happy, right? You don't want to make me mad do you?" He asked as if he was talking to his child. Don't want to make David mad, Duo stop it. Please? I'm scared. A voice whispered inside of me. I shivered.
"Yes sir, I mean no sir. I mean I want you to be happy sir." I said, fear still pumping through me. Hard to think when you're scared out of your wits. "I'll try harder."
"That's good, now you should probably go get to work and make your money so you can pay me and make me happy."
"Yes sir." I said and stood there, waiting to be able to leave. I thought about the time that I had had to learn the lesson of waiting until specific orders were given and shuddered again.
"You are dismissed." David walked back over to his desk and sat down, I quickly turned to the door and left. I let out a sigh of relief after I was outside. At least he hadn't hurt me. Time to start manipulating people.