Page 5 of The Rat

“You’re already making animpression,”Rory mumbled.

The inmate serving in thecanteen had his eyes on Captain’s back. He bit his lip and dragged his gaze upand down a few times, then a yell from an inmate got his attentionand he started serving up again.

“Is he still staring atme?” Captain asked.

Ollie smirked.“Not at themoment, but you’ve certainly got an admirer.”

“Until I terrifyhimlater.”

“Whyare you going to terrify him?” Roryasked.

“Not on purpose, I meanwhen I go to sleep.”

“That wasn’t a oneoff?”

“Those night terrors happen morethan they don’t happen.”

Rory glanced down at the table.“Maybe you should talk to the doctor.”

Captain hissed and shook hishead.

“It’s notweak—”

“I know it’s not, but any suffering I gothrough is deserved.”

Ollie snorted.“You’re onlyin here for five, whatever you did couldn’t have been thatbad—”

“I’m not suffering over that,that day doesn’ttorment me.”

“Then what?” Ollieasked.

“None of yourbusiness.Point is, he won’t be looking at me like that tomorrow.”

“We’re stilllooking atyou fine,” Ollie muttered.

Captain glared at both of them.He didn’t look at them likehe wanted to eat them, or kill them—his look wasvacant, dead, and it was equally disturbing. There were dark bagssunken into his skin, and his irises were almost as dark as hispupils. Ollie averted his gaze, but Rory kept lookingback.

“I make people uncomfortable,mark my words, I’ll get no admiring glances this time tomorrow, andthe guys that look at me like they wanna fight me, will pity me,but I’m not worried about myself, I’m worried about youtwo.”

“Us?” Rorymuttered.

“I’m not the only one that’s gotsome interested glances…”

Rory swallowed, and looked over toSebastian, but he’d gone.

“Not anyone over there, Imeant theasshole behind me, had his eyes on you since we camein.”

“Really?”

“Overheard him talking with hisgroup, discussing both of you.”

Rory and Ollieshared alook. “What did they say?”

“Ollie’s got a lot of attention, some guypractically salivating over you.”

Rory heard Ollie’s forced swallow.“Shit…”

“But don’t worry, when theyfound out whose cell you were in, they shut up prettyquick.”

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