"You look exhausted," Hunter begins, looking at me in the eyes. "Are you alright? Did something happen to you?" His voice holds worry, and it makes me feel guilty.

Hunter always feels worried when he is with me. I feel like a burden whenever we are together. He is always worried when we are together, and I feel like I am a bad brother because of this.

"I am alright," I assure, forcing a smile in his direction, while leaning more into my office chair. Hunter looks at me with eyebrows raised, a sign that tells me that he does not believe me.

"But something did happen yesterday," I say, grabbing my cup of coffee from the table.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Hunter asks, sitting up more, his entire focus on me.

I debate with myself, asking myself if I really want to tell him what is going on. Should I let the situation bother me silently? Or, should I tell Hunter about it?

I choose to tell Hunter about it. I need to start opening up, because I know how dangerous my mind is.

My mind will start telling me shit, which will lead me into overthinking, and I might end up hurting myself in the end.

"Siara and I talked yesterday," I murmur, taking a sip of my coffee. Hunter leans forward when I utter the words, his eyes widening while his face shows confusion.

"About what?" He asks confusingly, staring at me like a baby that has been caught stealing sugar.

"About us.... I did tell you that I like her, remember?" I ask, placing the cup back on the table.

Hunter's lips form an O, which tells me that he remembers.

"You did tell me," Hunter mutters. "But why did you guys talk yesterday? Did you confess your feelings to her or something?" He asks, grabbing his cup of tea.

Hunter loves his tea, and he does drink a cup of it once a day. Hunter smokes, drinks, and eats junk most times. But he usually sets a week or two for healthy eating, and he also excuses everyday, so as to keep healthy, which works for him.

"I didn't say the words... but my actions did," I state, standing up from my seat. I walk towards my window, looking out of it, as my eyes admire the beautiful natural outdoors.

My garden and forestry, are something that I take pride in. I bought this land before I went to jail, and I made sure I built a house that I would love to see my family in, even though I did not bring Bianca here. It felt wrong bringing her here, I usually felt like she did not belong in this house.

I kept this house private from everyone, except Hunter. I rented the house that Bianca died in, and I am glad I did. It would have hurt me if she died in this house, the guilt would have been too much for me to handle.

My neighbors are a kilometer or so away. The place is super quiet, and peaceful, one of the reasons I love it.

There are trees at both sides of the house, but they are further away from the house. I made sure that I checked for dangerous animals, and I found none. I am also thankful that there are no snakes here, I do not know how that is possible, but it is.

My house is built in the middle of the property, and there are two gardens behind. The first one is used to grow foodstuffs, while the second one has flowers.

I have homes for both my male and female workers, I do not want them to spend so much time outside this place. And I know that it would tire them to travel every now and then.

"What do you mean?" Hunter questions, confusion evident in his voice. "What did you do?"

I sigh when I hear the question, not knowing if I should answer him truthfully or not. I decide on the latter, knowing that I need to share my feelings. Maybe Hunter can give me ideas on what I should and should not do?

"I kissed her," I reply, watching the birds that fly around in my garden. I can also see butterflies flying around, which makes the place look more beautiful.

I admire how free they look. I wish I had wings. I wish I can fly like them. I wish I can fly away from my problems.

"What?!" Hunter shouts, surprise and.... happiness in his voice. "You have to tell me more,"

And I do. I narrate everything that happened, from the kiss that Siara and I shared in the art room, to what happened yesterday.

"And now I have to wait," I chuckle, sitting back on my seat. The memories of last night come back to me, and so does the fear I felt.

"But, that is good news," Hunter smiles at me, crossing his left leg over the right. "She told you that she would wait.... So, why do you look like the world is about to end for you?" Hunter questions.

I sigh, placing a hand on my forehead, gently massaging it. I know that I have to answer Hunter's question, and I will.

But I feel like voicing out my fear will make it happen in real life. My negative thoughts might become a reality, and I do not want that to happen.

But nevertheless, I tell Hunter my fear, knowing that he will not judge. And I also know that he will not tell anyone about it.

I trust Hunter and I know that he will never tell anyone anything about me; he knows so much about me, and I know so much about him as well. I do not think he can betray me, and I know that I can not betray him.

"I feel like Siara will find someone else. Someone that is smart, handsome, rich, loving. Someone that will love her so very much. Someone that will treat her special. And someone that will not burden her with their problems." I state, sighing.

"I know that she said that she will wait. But, I am scared that she will not fulfil her words: and honestly speaking, I won't blame her if she ends up going against her words. Who would want to have someone that fights mental battles? Who would want to fear for a person's well-being every single day? Who would want to shed a tear for my stupid ass?" I question, chuckling to myself.

I really want Siara to follow through with her words. But I have to remember that I am too broken to love.

"Don't say shit like that," Hunter says angrily. "You aren't too broken to love, and anyone that thinks that about you doesn't deserve you. Siara might find a man that is all those things that you listed, but she will never find a man like you. You are a caring, loving, supportive, understanding person: and you are everything that you listed. Diego, you are more than you think you are. If Siara doesn't see that, then that's her shit to handle. If a person wants to leave you for being who you are, then let them be. You are a boss. You are strong. And you are a warrior. You don't need no one to make you feel whole. You have yourself at the end of the day, and that is what you need to know. And don't forget that no one can love you if you don't love yourself. Accept the way you are, and work on the faults you see, because you are the only one that needs to accept you."

The words that come out of Hunter's mouth make me think things through. The words are true, and they are words that I need to follow.

I am about to respond to what Hunter just said, but my phone rings. A message comes from a guard, telling me about Bobby. I smirk when I see a picture of my torture room, which is prepared for what I have in store for Bobby.

I stand up from my seat, passing the phone to Hunter, who now has a smile on his face.

Hunter and I walk towards the elevator, waiting for it to open. We both walk inside as the doors open, both of us in our own little worlds.

I am sure that we are both thinking of what to do to Bobby. I can not wait to get my hands on him.

I turn to Hunter when the elevator doors close, muttering the words thank you to him.

Hunter smiles at me, giving me a bro hug, which I return.

I always tell myself that I have to heal for myself, but my motivation comes from Hunter. He has been there for me throughout the hiccups of life, and I feel like this is my way of repaying him.

The elevator doors open, and I see two of my guards waiting for me. They lead me towards the second torture room, pausing as we are all scanned. The system scans our faces, so that no imposters can enter the room

The doors finally open, and I place my feet inside the torture room, chuckling when I see Bobby.

It's showtime.