“Nicely, that’s one thing at the very least.”

“Yeah, what a reduction,” I snapped.

“I’ll get your medication.”

I couldn’t bear this way of life. I didn’t know what we had been going to do in the long run, however I knew that, proper now, I couldn’t stand one other second of pretending that there was something constructive left between us. If I needed to rely upon Ray for meals and medication, then I might, however I wasn’t going to play the agreeable girlfriend for him anymore. I went to my room and gathered collectively a couple of of my issues – my blanket, my water bottle, my e-book – and stood ready for Ray to return with the tablets. He seemed confused when he noticed me standing there.

“Put me within the cage.”

“You shouldn’t be alone proper now, Callie.”

“You assume I’d be higher off with you?”

“I feel you’d be higher off if we talked about this.”

“You’ve already confirmed that I can’t belief you to maintain me secure. I don’t wish to discuss to you. I don’t wish to preserve pretending that I’m okay with all of this. I’m your prisoner right here, so chances are you’ll as nicely deal with me like one.” I stormed off in direction of our… Ray’s room, and Ray adopted me.

“Look, I remorse what occurred. You should know that. Can’t we—”

“No. We are able to’t. You possibly can both lock me in or not, however I’m staying in right here.” And with that I set down my small bundle of possessions contained in the cage, crawled in beside it and closed the door. Being in our… Ray’s bed room would imply being in his presence greater than I might have favored. However I wished my exterior world to match my inside one – that was the one means my confusion would cease tormenting me. I knew the place I stood once I was within the cage. I used to be a captive, and my thoughts might discover freedom in that. Ray didn’t lock the door, however he didn’t protest any extra both. It was as near a victory as I used to be going to get. He handed the 2 tablets by way of the bars to me and watched to verify I took them. Afterwards, I wrapped my blanket round myself and pretended to learn my e-book till he left the room.

I couldn’t convey myself to maneuver from the cage. I don’t know the way a lot of my despondency was right down to the medicine and the way a lot was emotional, however it was straightforward to lie there all day simply drifting. Ray introduced medication and meals for me at common intervals, which I accepted silently. He tried to motive with me, tried to apologise, tried to tempt me out, however I ignored him. I left the cage as soon as that night to make use of the toilet and was fearful he would possibly lock the cage shut whereas I used to be out, however it appeared that, at the very least for now, he had accepted my choice.

I loathed the truth that we had been sleeping in the identical room, however I knew the cage was the place I wanted to be. Ray set alarms to wake himself each few hours to be sure that my ache reduction by no means absolutely wore off.

21

The following day, Ray clearly awoke with a renewed dedication to get me out of the cage, putting my breakfast on the bedside desk as a substitute of bringing it to me.

I waited for him to go away earlier than scurrying over to gather my meals and convey it again to the cage. At lunchtime, he modified tack once more and advised me that my lunch was ready for me downstairs.

“This isn’t a resort. It’s time so that you can come out now.” After I didn’t transfer, he held up the blister pack of ache tablets. “These need to be taken with meals. For those who don’t eat, I can’t give them to you.”

“Can’t or gained’t?”

“Received’t.”

That was a reasonably large flaw in my plan. I might have been blissful to forgo the lunch, however I didn’t assume I used to be able to go with out the ache meds but.

“You wish to trigger me extra ache.”

“You already know that’s not true.”

“However you’re going to.”

“I’m providing you with the selection.”

“Obedience or ache. That’s not a alternative.”

“It ought to be a straightforward one.”

“You’re proper. I’ll by no means obey you once more.” I turned away from him and lay again down. I hoped I appeared extra resolved than I felt. In actuality, I used to be terrified on the prospect of the medication carrying off.

“Nicely. You already know the place to seek out me once you change your thoughts.”

*

When he returned a couple of hours later it was to seek out me shivering and crying on the ground of the cage. The ache was not as dangerous because it had been initially, however it was positively nonetheless there, and with out the sedative impact of the medication, it was getting more durable to maintain my feelings at bay. That, mixed with the trouble of not giving in and going to Ray for assist, was proving an excessive amount of for me. Ray sighed closely.

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