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'I am not telling you.'

'You have to! You have to tell me or else I'll not cooperate.'

'Love......please! Please take the medicine and calm down first.'

'I won't! If you want me to then knock me out first......I am not going to take that in a sound mind.'

My leg which was bound to the bed pole with a rusty iron chain bleeding again. My whole body was aching and I threw up twice already and I am sensing something trickling down my forehead.

'I can't give you a sedative and this medicine back to back! And if I wait more you are going to collapse!' Earth was looking genuinely fearful.

'Do I look like I care! Give me back my child! I don't want to hear any bullshit of yours anymore!' I shook the chain again and a shooting pain in my leg teared me up.

'I can only tell you that he is fine and safe. He was making too much noise at night here and that wasn't good for us.' He was saying this with a calm face but I can see his dark eyes.

'You asshole! You put him in a dark room every night with so little food and water...what did you expect him to do besides crying?' I flipped over the small table in a rage. A throbbing pain in my head made my vision blurry.

'Newwiee!' He grabbed my wrists forcefully and made me sit down on the bed. I was out of strength as usual and couldn't protest anymore.

'You can do whatever you want but you are not allowed to harm yourself anymore. I was patient enough but now you're making it difficult for me. I will tie your hands if necessary.'

'Where is Boo Earth? Tell me truthfully.' I was so exhausted that couldn't even open my eyes.

'He is with his new family. I left him at my friends house. They are good people, don't worry. This place wasn't safe for him and you know that.' He was wiping my forehead. There was a faint smell of blood. Is my head bleeding again?

'I don't believe you.' My consciousness was coming and going.

'Wanna hear it from himself? I can call my friend for you.'

'Yes! I want to talk to him! Let me talk to him...please!' I tried hard to keep open my eyes.

'No. You're not well. You need to rest.' He pushed me to lie down.

'NO! Let me talk to him.' I shoved him weakly.

'Then promise me you will take the medicine willingly. Promise me you'll listen to me. Can you promise that?' His face was close to mine and I opened my eyes uncomfortably.

Promise? He want me to promise him?

But someone said before that I am not good at keeping promises so I shouldn't make any promises to him.

Who said that? Someone very dear to me said that.......but who?

I don't remember....

Then suddenly it all rushed back to me.

Tay! Tay said that before! How could I forget about him!!

This problem first occur yesterday when Earth came back from his morning errands and said he sent Boo away. I was so enraged that threw a heavy punch to an unsuspecting Earth who was busy avoiding my eyes.

Tha first punch hit him hard in the jaw and when he tried to dodge the second one I lost my footing due to that chain and hit my head hard on the windowsill. I fell unconscious then and there and when got back to my senses everything was new to me. I couldn't recognize the room or my surroundings and even the man who was bandaging my head wound.