STELLA
The next week is quiet. I do what I am “advised” to do by the people around me and try to figure out my escape route. I am not sure if I can trust anyone, so I just try to keep a very low profile. Most days, right after the lessons are over, I say that I am tired and drowsy and want to sleep. I skip dinner most days also, but Xavier always brings food to my room anyway. We eat together, so that’s how I know that it’s clean of drugs. I throw away two pills a day from the bottle that the doctor gave me because I know that Elle checks the bottle. I’ve seen her do it while I was in the bathroom. And they all seem happy with everything. Elle, Carter, Greg… and Xavier.
Xavier. He keeps acting like he is my boyfriend . But luckily, I now know that it’s all just a game for him. And it
