I look down at my food, poking left, right and center. It's one of those foods that I actually really, really love and it smells great, but I'm not that hungry.

"What's the matter? Why, aren't you eating~?"

I look up at him from across the Dining Table. His dark aura and bugged out manner sits across the room, awaiting my response. Disturbing, twisted...

"I'm just not that hungry. Not right now." I mumble.

"Excuse me~?"

  "I'm just not that hungry right now..!" I speak louder. 

"Why? Have I put you off~?"

The way he speaks to me gives me chills. Aggravation isn't scary all the time but with the way Damien is, it seems he knows how to frighten me. And it will be easier if he decides to suddenly snap. But even with this fear, I need to think wisely about my decisions.

"No, I just still need time to get comfortable, that's all. I'm still not used to this."

He pauses, eyeing me from across the room. Trying to read me. "Okay, perhaps tomorrow you'll be more settled. But I will not allow you to starve yourself, so you have to eat tomorrow."

I nod and sit back in my chair. My eyes feel incredibly heavy, I don't feel that nice, in fact disgusting.

"I'm gonna go have a shower, then I'll rest in the room."

He only nods as a response as I excuse myself from the room. When we're not in the same room, I feel at least a little more comfortable. I walk into the bathroom and look around. Everything is practically locked, including the windows so there isn't that much that I can do.

So I suppose I can only have a shower. I let out a sigh, and begin running the water for temperature.

* * *

I'm sitting in the room, music playing through earphones as I have my book down in front of me. I sit cross-legged on the bed, Notebook in hand.

Plan B ideas

- Make excuses to get into locks
- Figure out how to pick a lock
- Make excuses to go outside
- Follow Damien into locked places 
- Search around quietly when Damien is unaware (Asleep, inactive, gone out, etc )
- break locks
- smack him into unconsciousness

Half of these I keep thinking about like the lock picking and excuses, but they can go many ways that I don't want to risk. That I shouldn't afford to risk. I don't even know if they're good ideas, these have come up in the last hour or so.

My phone doesn't speak a time and there's no clock, but if I set it on a permanent timer for the time being of when I or the day starts, then I can figure out how much time has gone by. So far, it's only been an hour or so when I started it. 

Axel and Lily haven't been doing much, but then another idea pops into my head.

- Axel and Lily will need to go outside for walks and their businesses

Could that be a good one? It has the most logical excuse that I can make, surely Damien couldn't argue with that, right? He has Dark Chica around somewhere, it's his dog surely. I sigh, dropping my pen for my hand to rest. There are many ways it could go down, by letting them out themselves or he goes with them and not me. But I have to be hopeful.

These ideas both have good and bad sides to them, I have to look to the light. I notice on top of one of the shelves has a jewelry box, I close the book and pick it up. Inside has bobby pins, necklaces and hair ties sorted and untangled in a way that can be useful to me.

Inside have some necklaces that are so gorgeous, especially one that has my name on it and in the right spelling. But I push them away. My main focus is the bobby pins and the hair ties. I never tried learning how to pick a lock before so I'm gonna need to use my phones Mobile Data to watch how. I still have a little more of it left which is something Damien didn't think about. At least I think he didn't...

I bring the box over and put it in a drawer in the bedside table. Normally I think, Mobile Data doesn't work if you have no service, but testing it before seemed just fine.

I look over my other ideas, thinking them thoroughly so I don't screw up.

I cross out the following ideas, for all I know they could screw me over.

- Make excuses to go outside
- Follow Damien into locked places
- Search around quietly when Damien is unaware (Asleep, inactive, gone out, etc )

The three get scribbled on, while the others could work with certainty.

- Axel and Lily will need to go outside for walks and their businesses  
- break locks
- smack him into unconsciousness
- Figure out how to pick a lock  

If I can accomplish one of them I could possibly make some kind of progress. I look toward my window. That window doesn't have a lock automatically so it's got a padlock with a code and a key. The window type seems to be the pull-up and shut down one. If I can break the padlock then I'll be able to get out. If not, then I'll have to find the requirements.

I sigh, walking over to the window. You can never tell when it's daylight and nighttime. The eclipse keeps it in the middle of the two, undefined. You can only trust in your instincts.

The first thing on my mind is cracking through the house, specifically picking. I need to pick and find codes for windows and cupboards but doors seem to just have the locks. Those are locks that I could pick.

I turn off my music and look up, door closed, dogs sleeping. I turn on the Mobile Data. I need to watch at least a couple videos in order to learn how to pick a lock. Under the bed I had found a bunch of random things, including stuff that I wouldn't want to see. But I also found a padlock. Rusted a little, it's tight so it might be good to test. But I can't let Damien find out.

If he knew I was planning something I would totally be dead. I can't even imagine what my punishment for snooping would be. But I probably don't wanna know.

I type up, how to pick a lock with bobby pins and search it up on my phone. I watch the tutorials over and over, shielding the screen with the blankets. I get the bobby pins and lock in hand, my focus determined with the lock.

My strength is weak and it's hard to turn, but I keep trying and watching over and over, my mind running with pure confusion. It's really difficult to unlock and if I'm unlucky, some of the bobby pins bend or snaps which deeply frustrates me.

It keeps clicking, but it never unlocks. Stronger durability or the lock itself, this isn't an easy task.

Knock, knock, knock

My attention snaps up to the door like a flash and I suddenly shout out to avoid him coming inside.

"I'm getting changed..!"

"When will you go to sleep? You should rest to gain your energy. I doubt that mattress Anti gave you was at all comfortable~."

I look down at the lock and bobby pins, hesitating. I haven't really made any progress. Should I call it a night?

"I will in a minute!"

"Okay, I hope you sleep well~."

I hear his footsteps get fainter as he walks away. I let out a heavy yawn and rub my eyes tiredly.

I put the box in the drawer of the bedside table along with the book, pen and other things from the black and white bag. I turn the Mobile Data off from my phone and put it in the drawer, shutting it gently.

I get changed into winter pajamas, putting my clothes off to the side. I turn off the lights and climb into the bed. But I don't feel tired. My focus remains on the main goal and the fear that Damien gives me. I shiver coldly.

On screen from the TV Anti showed some kind of containment that he put Bonnie, dad and Mark's friends in, but somethings hinting that they transferred from that place and to another. But where?

The bed is extremely comfortable compared to the mattress Anti gave me. But Damien's right. I need to get some rest even if I don't want it. 

I clutch the charm tightly in my palm, holding it dearly near my chest. Wherever they are, I'll find a way to get to them, that's a promise...