Diana

"He said to make sure his body never get found."

"I want to use the toilet"

"Boy!"

"Boy stop there!"

"Are you brave enough to kill before you get killed."

"I want my mommy."

"I don't want the weak beside me."

"Release them and hand him over to them."

"I can do it, I will do anything."

'Bang!'

Nathan opened his eyes and suddenly reach for the neck of the person beside him.

Aroma knew he wasn't gonna escape his nightmare today, not after all that transpired between him and Ethan, and just as she guessed, it really happened.

She has been helping him cool down his temperature for a while now.

Nathan released her neck, "I told you not to bother yourself with stuff like this." He said.

"I'm sorry boss." Aroma apologised.

"Don't be sorry, just don't do it again. I will be fine," He said, sitting up on his bed, while Aroma bow her head slightly and turn to leave.

"Thank you sister." She heard Nathan said as she made her way out.

Nathan ruffled his hair with his palm, before shutting his eyes for a while and re opened it. He reached for his phone, took a deep breath and dialled a number.

…..

Mel cell phone rang.

She wondered who it was that's calling her at this time of the night. The ringtone woke up Tony as well. He released her from his embrace to give her space to receive her call.

"Hello mom?" Mel entire being went frozen for a sec, "Nathan?" she called.

Tony sprung up and looked at her with his eyes wide open, "who did you say it was just now?" He asked.

Mel, already in tears put the call on loudspeaker, "Are you doing okay?" Nathan's voice was heard again.

This time, the two finally believe their ears, their son really called, he thought of them and called. Mel couldn't control herself anymore and began whimpering out loudly.

"We are doing fine, how are you?" Tony, whose eyes are bloodshot, but still maintained his cool replied Nathan, while consoling Melanie.

"I'm fine too, grandpa?" Nathan replied.

"We are all fine, don't worry about us and be happy." Tony said.

"I am happy." Nathan replied and ended the call.

"N-nathan." Mel stammered, her whole body shaking in Tony's embrace.

"It's okay, you heard him, he's happy." Tony consoled.

...

Diana, who had slept before her roommates shows up the previous day. Opened her eyes and nearly had a mini heart attack. A face was close to hers, a female face actually, with a deep scar on her face, it's like someone intentionally cut her, course there is no way this scar which started from the left part of her temple, making its way down to the right side of her jawline, in a nonvertical line with a negative slope, could be an accident. She cringed as she imagined how horrible it must have felt like, when she got it.

She tried to avert their gaze and met with another face, "I'm fatty," the girl introduced herself. Diana couldn't agree more, as the girl is really fat, "this is Beast." Fatty said, pointing at the other girl. "I'm not lazy though, I'm a lightweight, my extra flesh isn't a problem." Fatty said, which made Diana internerly rolled her eyes.

She wondered if there is a normal person with them, she knew she can't count herself normal and couldn't help but wonder if she's gonna get her nickname back, 'if the fat girl is fatty, the scar face girl is beast, what could her own be?.'

There are six beds in the room, with extra bed each on top. But there isn't any ladder to move to the ones on top, so she assumed it's just for show, also there is something on the bed, which was covered with a black leather clothing material.

"Can you two please…." Diana gesture for them to rise and stop creeping her out with their closeness. "You haven't told us your name newbie." Beast said, and stood up, along with Fatty.

"Diana." She replied and decided to see what the others look like, before concluding that Aroma chose this room intentionally. She saw an African guy sitting a bit far from her, their eyes met and the guys flash her a smile before returning to what he's doing.

Diana felt jealous, the guy is so dark to the extent that he could blend well with darkness if he closed his eyes, as his irises are pure white. But that's not what she's jealous about, his teeth are pure white, which is the total opposite of hers, 'if only she could possess such.' her head couldn't help but imagined.

"Nice name." Both girls said in Union

Beast walked to the bed beside the black guy, while fatty went toward her bed, but the one close to her's was empty.

"Yes! there is one beside me as well," Diana thought and look at the bed beside her, which Fatty has obstructed her view from earlier.

'wow!' she exclaimed in her head. The Asian dude beside her is an eye candy, she felt like she could soothe her eyes after looking at herself and the rest with this beautiful man.

"What are you staring at?" The guy asked without raising his head.

'His accent damn!' Diana thought and averted her gaze.

"Look like she got charmed by you Loner?" Fatty said.

"I didn't." Diana quickly replied. But she became curious as to why they let a male and female bed so close to each other, but knew she's not supposed to ask such a question and asked a reasonable one. "Why are we five when there are six beds?" She asked.

"He went on his third mission, that lucky dude." Fatty said and sighed.

'What mission?' Diana asked in her head.

She felt at ease, she even felt like she's beautiful here, she now understood what Aroma meant by she will be surprised, she really was, and yes; they seem nice and open. She felt free and wonder how life is gonna be for her from now on.

But one thing is registered in her head, 'when you believe you're having it bad in life, you probably haven't seen enough, course there are some people having it worse.'