I Never Asked You To Help Me

"What does that even mean? Please wait and hear me out!" Emma yelled, desperately wishing the prison's guard would have a change of heart. 

"Such a grumpy person!" She spat out at the retreating steps of the irritated prison's guard. 

"I wonder what got him that cranky! You should just resign if you are tired of your job!" Emma huffed in annoyance. 

"How can a person be that unbothered after hearing that a fellow human is hurting!" She stated, feeling disgusted by his attitude. 

"What do we do about you now?" Emma shifted her attention to Daniel when she realized that the guard wasn't going to turn back. 

"I hope you won't get worse before the day breaks. I don't even know what to do. There is nothing I can use here." Emma lamented as she watched him turn restlessly on bed. His swollen left eye had become pink and looked more painful. 

"Ouch, that must be hurting you so much, I wonder how you are able to sleep soundly in this condition." She wondered aloud. 

"Wait, what am I even doing? The injured person is sleeping soundly but I am the one who has refused to sleep because I am worried." One part of Emma's mind pointed out. 

"Well, I am worried because if the flashes of memories I had earlier are correct, then he got hurt while trying to save me. I can't be an ingrate, let me just watch over him to monitor him." The fainthearted part of her mind maintained firmly. 

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"What are you doing?" Daniel groaned. He had just opened his eyes and saw Emma sleeping soundly with her head on his head. 

"Uhn... " He groaned again as he waited for a response but all he got was her hot breath fanning the bridge of his nose. 

"Hey!" He bellowed and Emma woke up, feeling startled. 

"Fuck! What's that noise?" Emma stood up from the edge of the bed, before even opening her eyes. 

"Oh, I must have fallen asleep while watching over him... " She observed and yawned loudly but quickly caught herself and trotted backwards and stood few steps away from him, as she saw his eyes widely opened. 

"Oh, you are awake! How are you doing?" She asked him. 

"I just asked you a question! What the fuck are you doing here by my side?" Daniel gritted. He was greatly annoyed. 

"Erm... Uhm..." For a moment, Emma was flustered. 

"Do you not have the common sense to not be a nuisance to somebody that is having a rest?" Daniel stated coolly as if he was asking about how fantastic her night was. 

"Which hole did you crawl out from to be this dumb?" He added. Emma's jaw was almost touching the floor. 

"Nuisance? Dumb? Is that what I get from staying up all night to look after?" She retorted. 

"The last time I checked, I didn't remember asking you for help. And why would I need help from someone as helpless and pathetic like you?" Daniel asked her again in a collected manner. 

"How can you be insulting someone absolutely relaxedly like you are throwing words of compliments at them? This guy is really a sick twisted person!" Emma grunted but didn't dare say it aloud. 

"Cat got your tongue now?" Daniel raised his voice a bit and Emma flinched. 

"Just what did I do wrong now? I thought you got into a fight and was injured because of me, so I was moved to want to..." Emma was still explaining when he butt in. 

"And do you mind explaining to me why you would think I would get into a fight for your sake? Any reason?" Daniel asked, expressionless. 

"Exactly my point! Is there even a reason for him to fight to save me? Could it be that the flashes of memory I saw were made up by my befuddled mind as a result of my desperation for help." Emma wondered. 

"Erm... I..." She bit her lower lip in embarrassment, as she couldn't put together a meaning sentence. 

"Oh, foolish me, what should I be saying to him now? I have been too forward and now I have made a fool of myself!" Emma inwardly. 

"Answer me when I ask you questions!" Daniel bellowed. 

"I thought you wouldn't ignore a roommate who is in need of help even though you ..." Emma trailed off as she saw him got out of bed and approached her menacing. 

"Whose roommate? Listen, dumbo! I am your master! Did I not made that clear the first day you stepped inside this room?" Daniel seethed. 

"Oh, no! I hope I have not awaken the beast in him. I have totally forgotten that he has symptoms of insanity because he has been okay and cool for some days. Who do I call upon for help now?" Emma panicked. 

"Don't make me repeat myself! Did I not make myself clear that day?" Daniel asked again. 

"Erm, actually, I thought it was a ..." 

"Keep quiet! You don't talk back at your master." Daniel fumed. Emma was taken aback. 

"Weren't you the one who said I have to answer every question you ask me?" She yelled at him, feeling frustrated. 

"Oh, shit! I have made a terrible mistake! I shouldn't have done that! " Emma observed as he saw how furious he looked when she yelled at him. Daniel gripped her neck and started strangling her. 

"I have to teach you how to respect me as your master." Daniel huffed and tightened his grip on her neck. 

"Hun hun hun ... You are hur.. rting me!" Emma stuttered and her eyes were getting teary. 

"You don't talk back at me, girl, not to even think of yelling at me. You just listen and take orders from me, then only talk when I ask you to, is that taken?" Daniel snarled at her, still strangling her. 

"Hunnnn... " Emma could only grunt and sob. Her eyes were slowing closing.