Chapter-5
It had been around 5 minutes since the man unlocked our prison's gate. Theo and I were too stunned to move out. We looked at each other multiple times but couldn't exchange a word. The man's smile was intact, and so were his eyes on me. It was creepy.
"Guys, where are we?"
We turned around to see the source of the voice; we couldn't believe it was Caleb. He might have sounded like that before puberty.
"Welcome, master's friend."
"Who's this freak?"
Caleb's voice got a little more high-pitched. And the choice of words felt very terrible in the given situation.
"I'm Astor. I'm here to escort you."
Theo got up. I don't know what to do.
"Escort us? Where to?"
The man's eyes shifted to Theo.
"To Madam Esmerelda."
"Okay, take us there then."
I don't know why he said what he said, but it doesn't feel right.
The man stepped aside, and Theo got out. He looked at me. I knew I had to get up and follow him, but what about Caleb and his other friends?
Before I could stand up, Caleb rushed outside and stood beside Theo. Theo is lean, and seeing a heavily built man like Caleb quivering beside him feels weird.
I got outside the prison and stood next to Caleb. The man locked the door, Caleb's friends still lying in prison.
He started walking down the corridor, and Theo followed him, and we followed Theo.