Chapter 12
Pain!
Every part of Adam’s body, every place he looked, every scenario he tried to imagine. Pain was fused into everything.
Thankfully, Todd had gotten tired and had left, presumably to sleep. Adam was grateful to have been left in his cage; it was his sanctuary. He remembered it being the same when George Gary Smith had first taken him.
Funny, when he had me I had no idea who he was. He was just some nameless monster, but this time I know the animal—Todd Eldin. I knew he was off. My gut kept telling me something wasn’t right.
Adam tried to stop the flood of self-recrimination, but failed miserably.
How could I have been so stupid? f*****g i***t. I knew better than to go running off without telling anyone.
The lone light bulb flickered on and off, at times plunging th
