Loved this part! And Lois gave him chocolate! Yay!
Did he like chocolate?
Stupid question.
*Everyone* liked chocolate.
Of course, *everyone* certainly does (I do!)
There was no hope of freedom. He knew that. There was no hope of a normal life.
They knew too much about him. About what he could do.
and
What if the nightmare had been about him?
What if - in her dreams - he had done something to her ... something brutal ... something savage? Something that had scared her so badly, she had screamed with terror?
What if being forced into his cell had brought to life all the stories she had been told? Things they said he was capable of doing? More than capable ... things that were innate to him ... inborn.
What if - in her dreams - *he* was the monster?
These parts are so sad! And the prisoner has been locked up and mistreated so badly, that one has to wonder whether he would ever be able to return to a normal life? I think this this experience will always haunt him, but that Lois (and his parents, if they are still alive) can certainly help with the "healing"). And that he thought that he was the reason for her nightmare was just heartbreaking.
Now I wonder, since Lois is going to buy Sam some clothes, maybe she can pick up some for the prisoner too? :p
Looking forward to the next part!
