I had to admit, Mack’s threat about tying me to the bed worked better than I expected and I wanted to slap myself because of it. His words forced me to be on my best behavior in the following days and the thought of running away only crossed my mind a handful of times. And even then I discarded the idea because I wanted to relish my freedom for just a moment longer.
Mack kept me busy though, which added to my delayed escape. He wasn’t kidding when he said he had a lot of work to take care of and he needed me to do my job. He had me running up and down the office building, but when he told me to get him lunch I made sure not to look at any taxis as I didn’t want a repeat of last time.
“I have a business trip coming up,” he said. “A few business trips, actually. And you’ll be accompanyin
