Monique was up early. She was in the kitchen getting the tray of pills and water ready. The schedule was to get the pills to everyone before breakfast. She knew eyes would be on her but that whoever was lurking around to watch her would do it hidden. She had to stay in character.
"Time to wake up the birdies," she chirped.
She grabbed the tray and made her way upstairs. She entered room after room and handed out the pills. Everyone shared a room with others which made her wonder why she had her own bedroom. She finally made it to her brother's room and stepped inside.
"Time for your pills, boys," she said.
They sat up and Dean looked at her with furrowed brows. He opened his mouth to speak but she quickly put a finger to her lips. She pointed to her ear and then back to the door to show that someone was out there listening in.
"Trust me," she whispered. "Go on as usual until your minds are back to normal."
They all nodded at her and she left the room. She could feel eyes burning a hole in her back but she pretended not to notice while she made her way to the next room. She continued through all the rooms and made her way downstairs again. She put the tray on the kitchen table, and Bo walked in to join her.
"All set?" He asked.
"Everyone got their vitamins," she said.
"That's good," he said. "Leave the kitchen. The morning staff is coming to cook breakfast. We eat in half an hour."
"Do you need my help?" She asked.
"If I want your help, I'll ask for it," he said.
She walked upstairs again and passed all the doors on her way to the bathroom. She could feel Dean, Roman and Seth stare at her as she walked past. They couldn't give anything away yet. She was getting them back to normal and they had to play their part too or everything would be lost.
She got into the bathroom and blew out her breath. She was safe for now. She turned on the water and took a shower. Afterwards she got dressed and went out in the hallway. Everyone still had their doors open while sitting on their beds. She walked back to her room and sat down to wait too.
"Everyone, follow!" Erick yelled.
She got up and walked out in the hallway. The giant man Erick Rowan was standing by the stairs. Everyone followed in a line downstairs to sit down for breakfast. She looked over at her brother and his friends and saw their eyes had gotten a shine to them that weren't there yesterday. They knew what was going on.
"Everyone, eat," Bo said.
Everyone started eating just like the day before. Monique followed again and ate breakfast in silence.
"Everyone, tend to your usual chores," Bo said.
Everyone got up and left the room. Monique got up too and walked to the kitchen. There was still hours until the next round of pills but she had to be where she was needed. She sat there in silence and listened to anything she could hear until it was time for the second round of pills. She got the tray ready and went on her same round as yesterday. She found her brother and his friends in the garden. All three of them were sweating from withdrawals.
"Time for your pills, boys," Monique said.
"What the fuck is going on?" Dean asked lowly.
"I'm getting you out of here. It's B12. Eat them," Monique said.
"I hardly remember arriving here," Seth said.
"We were kidnapped. I remember fighting that big redbeard one but they overpowered us," Roman said.
"Keep it down. Whisper to each other and only with your backs to the house. They are watching," Monique said.
The men downed the B12s and she continued on with her round until everyone had gotten their pills. Then she returned to the kitchen and sat down. She was already bored out of her mind but she couldn't let go and mess up. Dean, Roman and Seth needed her, and she needed them too. They were in this together now, and they were going to get out of it together.
