CHAPTER 40

  "Come on, you all have to hurry up! Mrs. Samad wants you all to finish your work and you, over there. Why are you not touching your food?" The guard who had just given them their dinner to eat before they continued with their work implored.

  "Uhmm, sir? Can I please go out for a while?" Jessica asked the man.

  "It's not allowed!" The man said with a scowl on his face.

  "I'm just going to talk to Mrs. Samad and it's only going to take a few minutes," Jessica pleaded.

  "You're a real pest. I already told you no several times!" The man said.

  "Please, have mercy on me! It would only take one minute, please. It's very important!" Jessica begged, gripping his shirt a little.

  "Why are you so clingy and stubborn? I said that it's not allowed, would you just quit?" The man yelled angrily before walking away.