ADELINE'S POV
"A new girl is going to come in today." Colton says immediately he gets into my room. I'm getting ready for today's next activity. It's called hide and seek and I cant help but wonder what silly game Veronica is going to make us play this time. I already gave Dante and Liam's numbers to Colton. Now all he has to do is figure out a way to contact them without Veronica suspecting a thing.
"A new girl…" I repeat his words, dread, horror and anger all simultaneously filling my senses at the thought of another girl being brought into this hell hole. Cold air hits my face and I silence my emotions once again. I lock them up so deep that the only thing I can think about is the murderous feeling that I have in my chest. I focus on that feeling. I focus on the bodies of my enemies dead on the ground.
I focus on the victory that I will have once Colton and I both get what we want. I focus on the image of Veronica's dead body in front of me.
"Yes, another girl. I'm bringing her in today." He says.
"So, you have yet another job to ruin someone's life huh?" Cold air hits my face and I walk past Colton, giving him a death stare. He stares at me with guilt in his eyes and I kind of like it. I like the fact that he is conscious of what he did. I like the fact that he is willing to take responsibility for his actions and get me out of here. But most importantly, I like the defeated look in his eyes when I remind him of just how much he ruined my life.
"You know I do not have a choice Adeline." He says. "But I have a plan. I'll be out of here today to get the girl. I can contact Dante and Liam." His statement catches my attention and I flip my head towards his. The sound of Dante's and Liam's name create a pang of hurt in my heart. My emotions are in turmoil. I can only keep them hidden for so long until they threaten to come to the surface and break me.
"You have to be careful Colton. You cannot get caught. Are you going to get this girl alone?" I ask him. I walk so close to him in curiosity that he gives me a weird look when my hand slightly grazes his.
"Yes." He answers shakily. "Veronica says she trusts that I will not disappoint her, and she is very confident that this gurl I am bringing will not cause that much trouble." He explains.
"Will you have to bring this gurl to a doctor too?" I say, taking a step back.
"No. Veronica wants me to bring her straight here."
"How will you contact, Dante?" Dante's name hangs on my tongue. His lips on mine a distant memory. I can still taste him. I can still feel him. Every time I think about Dante I can't help but think about what Colton told me about him. About Dante being somehow involved with erotica. Does that mean Dante knew about Adrian's involvement all along. No. I cannot think about it.
If I hover on it too much, I'll lose focus. All I want to remember about Dante are the pleasant memories we shared together.
"I will find a way. I just thought you should know. I will let you know what I find out." Colton says and then starts heading towards the door as if to end the conversation.
"Do you know what activity she'll make us do today?" I ask him with my head down. I'm scared. The last one didn't end so well for a lot of girls. Soon we would have spent exactly two months in this place. Veronica said she would train us for exactly two months before we had to perform our duties like true erotica girls.
I wonder if I'll be out of here before then. I have to be. Colton has to find a way to contact Dante and it has to be soon.
"Hide and seek." He says with pure horror in his voice. "The girls hide. The men seek. Whoever gets caught, gets fucked."
I hate the way the words roll of his tongue. He used to warn me about Veronica's activities, but he suddenly stopped. I shouldn't hate him for it. He has no obligation to give me a heads up. I want to believe he only did it out of his guilt. But I still hate him.
"I-" I start saying.
"I'm sorry I did not tell you before. I just didn't see of what use it would be anymore. No matter how much I warn you, you'll just do what you want anyways." He sighs.
"Today's activity is… brutal. Just try not to get caught, okay?" He says.
I'm visibly trembling but I don't say anything to him. I cannot bring myself to move my lips. I know what awaits me now, but even if I were told bout this a million years ago, I would never be prepared. Colton telling me or not does not change anything. All it does is make me more afraid.
"Try not to get caught?" I scoff. "Those guards know every crook and turn of this place. However, us girls are always locked up in our rooms with little or no access to this building. I doubt there are many places we could hide to keep ourselves safe today." I say.
"Then you fight." He states.
"You know I can't." I chuckle. "I'm not as strong as I was when I got here and you know it. I get drugged here every fucking day. I'm healthy but just enough to keep my body skinny. I'm strong but not enough that I can defend myself. This place has completely ruined me. I wont be able to save myself from anything that comes today-"
"We should go." Colton cuts me off. I guess hearing about all the horrors in this place gets to him too. But unfortunately he will never understand what it means to be a woman in a place like his. He can feel sorry for me all he wants, but he will never be in my shoes. Because only the fact that he was born a man, gave him more privilege in the world than I could ever dream off.
Just the fact that he was born a man gives him a head start in the word. I only hope that his sister never gets to face the horrors that the rest of us here have to endure. No matter how much I hate Colton, I would never wish a fate like this to any woman. Not ever.
"What time do you think you will be back?" I ask Colton as he leads me to another room. I notice that most of the guards are missing from the corridors today.
"By 6p.m" He answers me as he walks steadily in front of me.
"Stay alive and out of trouble till I get back." He orders.