CHAPTER 11: ESCAPE PLAN

She opened her eyes and shot daggers into his eyes. "How dare you? Get out of bed! I hate you!" she yelled, feeling ashamed of what had transpired between them. "You promised me that you wouldn’t take advantage of me! But you broke your promise," she said. Tears formed in her eyes.

"I’m sorry, sweetie, I got carried away," he apologized, his tone sincere as he picked up his pillow and blanket and slept on the floor to avoid arguing with her.

Naomi glared at him furiously. She was angry that he broke his promise. She hated herself, was ashamed of her actions. She could have said no, but she allowed him to continue with his advances. She welcomed his pleasurable touch and truly enjoyed it. She was guilty beyond words.

She hated that she enjoyed what he had done to her and hated what transpired between them after it was over.

She cried in silence and made an oath to herself that it would never happen again.

She was just a damsel in distress, feeling miserable because of her depressing situation. That’s why she gave in to his seduction. How can she look into his eyes now and pretend nothing has happened between them?

How?

She glanced at him sleeping on the floor, watching her. He probably wanted to say more, but she was in a bad mood, so he just stared at her. She shot daggers into his eyes, letting him know she hated what had occurred between them. It pissed her off.

She broke their eye contact and faced the wall, giving him her back, sulking like a petulant child.

That night she had a hard time sleeping. She couldn’t sleep, dammit!

After two hours of trying, she began yawning and sleepiness took over her consciousness. She drifted into a deep slumber.

Meanwhile...

Alpha Maxwell, on the other hand, was still wide awake, remembering everything that had happened between him and Naomi. He enjoyed the experience but, unfortunately, she regretted it. She did enjoy the experience, but afterwards she felt guilty and ashamed of herself.

He understands how she feels. She is such a proud woman. Admitting to herself that she was craving and enjoying his touch must have been hard on her.

He sighed heavily. He will just give her time to adjust and, hopefully, they can finally get to the part where they can make love anytime they like, then he will impregnate her so they can produce a baby together and, finally, they can leave this forsaken room one day. That’s all he ever wanted, to be free again. Imprisoned in a room against his will sucks big time!

He will never allow this unfortunate thing to happen to him ever again. Never!

Despite his formidable persona, who would dare put him in a situation like this? Who is bold enough to do this to him? Who is the mastermind of this stupid game? Who? Aren’t they afraid of his retaliation? They had better hide. Once he leaves this place, he will spend his whole lifetime discovering the person behind his current predicament.

He broke away from his train of thought and glanced at his companion. She was already sleeping peacefully.

Good!

Sleeping on the floor is not his cup of tea. He just does it to avoid arguing with Naomi. Now that she has fallen asleep, he can finally return to bed. He got up from the floor and got into bed, careful not to wake her up.

The moment his back hit the bed, he closed his eyes and drifted into a deep sleep.

Hours went by.

The following day, Alpha Maxwell woke up early at 6:00 and quickly got up from bed, went to the bathroom to empty his bladder.

After he was done in the bathroom, he performed pushups on the floor to stay in shape.

Twenty minutes later.

Naomi stirred in her sleep and woke up to see her companion busy exercising on the floor. She watched him for a few seconds and faced the wall again. She couldn’t sleep anymore. She glanced at the clock. It was already morning, a new day had just begun. She left bed and went to the bathroom to do her thing.

When she left the bathroom a few moments later, breakfast had arrived. Alpha Maxwell placed the tray on the bed.

"Good morning!" He greets her cheerily.

She didn’t reply, ignoring him completely. She was still upset about his deplorable move last night, taking advantage of her vulnerability. She picked up the tray, and sat on the bed, ready to eat.

The couple faced the wall, eating their meals in silence. After they have finished eating, they put the tray back into the opening.

The beeping sound was heard again.

"Good morning guys! I hope you had a good sleep last night. I have good news for you!" Zero announced merrily and continued, "Because of what happened last night, the management decided to reward you with a smart TV, electric kettle, an unlimited supply of 3 in 1 coffee for your convenience and personal hygiene stuff. Enjoy the rewards guys!" Zero said.

"When are we going to receive those items?" Alpha Maxwell asked.

"Good question, dude. For you to receive the rewards, you need to enter the bathroom now and lock yourself there while our men deliver the items into the room. You can’t leave the bathroom until I say so. This is to prevent you from initiating a fight to escape the room. We are thinking in advance, guys, so don’t bother making escape plans, you won’t succeed," Zero warned them.

Alpha Maxwell and Naomi looked at each other. Their brain cells came alive.

Naomi desperately wanted those items to preserve her sanity! So she walked first to the bathroom and entered. Alpha Maxwell followed suit. Inside the bathroom, they stood away from each other.

"What’s your plan?" Naomi asked curiously.

"I’m going to fight the men who delivered the items. While I’m busy fighting, leave the room quickly and run for freedom," he said, giving instructions in a serious tone. "Don’t worry about me, I’ll follow you outside," he assured her.

Naomi’s heart beat frantically in her rib cage. The thought of escaping made her nervous. She nodded her head and calmly replied, "OK, copy."

"I’m going out now," Alpha Maxwell said, and grabbed the door handle to leave the bathroom. To his surprise, he couldn’t open the door. It was locked. His brows drew together. How did it happen?

He tried opening the door. "What the fuck is going on? Why can’t I open the door?" he hissed angrily, frustrated that every minute that passes by, escape is becoming impossible.

Naomi sighed heavily. "Forget it, escape is impossible right now. They locked the bathroom door, so their men could deliver the items and leave the room in peace. They don’t want us to know where the door is. They want to keep it a secret from us."

"I guess you are right," Alpha Maxwell agreed and stopped his desperate attempt at opening the door.

"Let’s wait until they are finished," Naomi said calmly.

Despite the setback, Alpha Maxwell was glad that Naomi was talking to him again. He looked at her, smiling.

"Why are you smiling?" she snapped. "Don’t ever try to seduce me here in the bathroom," she warned him like a ferocious lioness.

Alpha Maxwell sighed, shaking his head. "Stop worrying, sweetie. I’m not planning to do anything to you today. I’m excited to see our rewards because I know they will improve your mood. You won’t be moody anymore, I’m sure," he said, his voice laced with gladness.

She rolled her eyes.

"Guys, the door is open now. Come out of the bathroom and see your rewards," Zero said.

Alpha Maxwell grabbed the doorknob and this time the door opened easily.

The couple stepped into the room and saw the reward they had been waiting for.

Naomi’s face lit up the moment she saw an electric kettle and TV on a stand. And there was another box as well.

While she was busy removing items from the cardboard box, Alpha Maxwell was busy operating the smart TV with the remote control. He was hoping he could download the messaging app so he could send a message to his family and inform them of what had happened to him.

The moment the TV was successfully set up, he quickly downloaded the messaging app, but to his dismay it was restricted.

"Dude, I have to inform you that you can’t contact anyone outside the room. It’s restricted. Don’t worry, you will leave this room one day at the right time," Zero assured him.

Alpha Maxwell sighed inwardly, annoyed that he had failed in his plan. It seems the mastermind of this stupid game is always one step ahead of him.

"Enjoy your rewards, guys. See you later, Ciao!" Zero bid farewell to the couple.

Admitted defeat, Alpha Maxwell browsed the channel and chose a documentary film about volcano eruptions to pass his idle time.