Cody was finally greeted with a man at the door.
”Ah lad, what are you doing out at this hour?” The man usher him inside, Cody didn’t even have a say in it before being whisked into what he thought was the dinning room. What looked like the lady of the house came from the sound on the door,
”What is this dear? Do we have a guest? At this hour. Did you eat child? What is your name?“”Well ma’am, its Cody. I came here on a job to deliver a parcel and I so I think this is yours?” Cody held up a box that he held on to this whole time, the man who answered the door would simply take it an put it to the side. Hardly paying the package any mind. The woman paid it no mind either, never even giving it a glance. The two would simply look at the boy as if he was the only thing in the world.
”Oh how kind of you. Coming all this way, and I’m sure your really hungry for it. Come child, let us feed you.” The woman gripped on his arm tight and forced him into a chair before dashing into the kitchen to prepare a meal. The man would simply sit on the other side of the long table and continue to stare before he remembered for a moment that it would be better to speak on.
”What a hard worker you are, couldn’t be that much older than fifteen from what I gather. Your father is teaching you a sense of responsibility quite young. Good on him, good on you.” He spoke as his fingers would strum the table, denoting his impatience. Though where it came from, Cody would not know.
A lot of noise would come from the kitchen, many he would not figure as to what it could be.
”Ah well you see, he’s passed and I’m just doing what I can for my family…” A baby broke out crying from further into the house. But the man wasn’t phased, he didn’t even blink. The woman in the kitchen didn’t even leave to check on him.
”Is the baby ok?””Yes, yes, that much of been such an ordeal. I’m sorry to hear it. And what of the rest of your family?…” The man hardly paid Cody’s question any mind let alone his baby. His eyes felt as though they were beginning to drill holes into the boy. Cody was becoming very uncomfortable and his fidgeting was getting more pronounced. He had a sense of unease the moment he entered but it felt like things would only get weirder and weirder.
”I think I should start finding my way back home now….My family needs me after all and well I already delivered your package so I don’t really need the meal. But thank you.” He tried to rise from his seat but the man would shot up from his own and slam his hands on the table. Scaring Cody to take a seat once more.
”Don’t be foolish boy, my wife’s working hard on your meal so it would be best you eat it. Understand?” Cody was choking on the air in his throat, his eyes darting all around him to see if he could notice a way out. It wasn’t until then that he realized, he saw no windows. And the door from where he came was now gone…..
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