And now that he was locked up inside that room forever, he wouldn't be able to see anyone, to speak to anyone, to hear any news about the outside. And that was the worst part of all of this: the fact that he would never be able to do anything anymore besides live and breathe. He could no longer interact with the world. He was completely isolated. There would be no way that he could possibly meet his friends again. No one would be able to come and help him and no one would be able to save him; he was doomed. His future was already set and he didn't know how to change it. The following weeks turned into months and nothing changed; everything remained the same except that Gerald began to lose weight, losing more and more every day. Slowly, his body started to turn grey. His hair grew out an

