I sat in my room. I felt like a prisoner. Or a bird locked in a cage.

I had started to refuse food.

"Please eat Jaryn." Kerith asked gently, stroking my cheek.

"No." I rolled over. If nothing else was in my control, this would be.

"You must be hungry, it's been two days."

"No, Kerith, I'm fine." I growled.

I could feel him rub my back. I sighed, sad that it had to be this way.

"I know how hard this is on you, but it's only to keep you safe."

No, it's to keep me HERE. In you're sight, at all times.

"Please Jaryn, I'll make anything you want, order from any resturant."

The option was tempting, but I refused to give in. I feigned sleep.

"Jaryn." I heard Kerith sign and then get up off the bed.

I can go 30 days without food without starving to death. Let him suffer like I do.

.

After that I did fall asleep for a while. Weak and exausted from the hunger.

But I woke up when I heard a light tap on the glass.

"Stop it Kerith, I'm sleeping." I kept my eyes closed. When I wondered what he was doing.

I heard the window slide open and I started to get frightened. Was I in danger?

"You look awful." A low familiar voice said. I opened my eyes.

"Oblio?" I said shocked. He pulled out a small bun from his bag and I grabbed it eagerly.

"Is he not feeding you?"

I couldn't say anything, I was busy biting and swallowing the bread whole.

He rubbed my back, willing me to get it all down without making myself sick.

Eventually I finished with it and looked up at him.

"How did you find me?" I asked.

"Let no man attempt to seperate what fate deemed bound." Oblio said.

"I'm starting to get used to that. What now, you'll just sneak me food every now and then?"

"So, he's not feeding you?"

"I didn't say that."

"You have to get away from hear Jaryn. I can set you free." He promised, his eyes bearing into me.

I rolled my eyes and looked at the wall. My prison.

"Trust me." He whispered to me.

I felt a chill go down my spine. How would he get me out without Kerith noticing?

Then again, how did he get in?

"I'm not scaling down the side of the building." I shook my head.

He looked at me and smiled.

"You won't have too."

.

"Who, the HELL are YOU!" We both looked up to see Kerith in the doorway.

"Kerith, please!" I jumped up between him and Oblio, and he pushed me to the ground.

Hard.

Everything went black.

"Jaryn! Jaryn!"

I could hear Kerith's voice... so far away...

"I'm so sorry... Jaryn... Please forgive me... Jaryn...jar..."

I tried to tell him that I loved him, that it was alright, but the words wouldn't come.

I was so tired all of a sudden.

So tired...