you've finally gone mad Dana

baby was sitting on his bed when his phone buzzed. he read the message and narrowed his eyes and smiled, "what an interesting game. who'd be the hunter and who'd be the prey can only be decided when the game ends." he said. I need a perfect excuse to go out next weekend he thought and went downstairs.

The doorbell rang, "it should be Kyle." Raymond said on his way to open the door. he opened the door and looked at Kyle. "why are you here?" baby asked with a slight frown on his face. "since you can't offer me a seat I'd help myself." Kyle replied and said down on the sofa. "start talking." Romeo said and rolled his eyes. "your gateman is really rude, you need to do something about it". Kyle said. "I'm pretty sure you didn't come here just to tell me how to treat my workers." Raymond said and sat opposite Kyle.

Kyle sighed and said "I came to tell you guys that baby's shoot with Rosa is next week Saturday."

"you could have just called to say that. talk why are you here" Raymond said in a firm tone.

Kyle gulped and said "baby said he's not going to shoot with Rosa but the president disagreed." rushing his words.

"I'd call him right now and tell him that baby isn't going to attend." Romeo said standing up.

baby's eyes twitched I finally got the chance to go out next weekend and you want to ruin it? impossible baby thought as he stared at Romeo. "don't bother, I'd go. it is just a shoot." he said.

"huh" they all chorused and looked at him

"baby it's ok, nobody is forcing you here. you don't have to go." Callum said. they others shook their heads in agreement. baby closed his eyes and clenched his fists, bastards don't ruin my plans he thought but others saw this as him trying his best not to breakdown into tears. "it's alright give me a hug, everything is ok, with us here you won't have to go." Romeo said patting his back. baby gnashed his teeth in anger. "Kyle go back to the president and tell him that.." he said and everyone sighed in relief. "I'm going to the shoot. and about the clothes I'd wear, tell him to suit himself." he completed what he was saying and marched upstairs, he slammed his door and locked it.

everyone looked at the direction of his room with a confused expression.

"he must really be angry right now." Kyle said. "of course he is, he slammed his door." Romeo said. "poor boy, he had to agree to the president's request because he doesn't want to put us in a difficult spot." ray added. "he should be crying in his room right now." Callum said.they all sighed in unison and stared at baby's door. meanwhile the baby who was meant to be crying was sitting on his bed with a satisfied smile on his face. he dialed Ryan's number and he picked almost immediately. "hello boss." he said immediately he picked up the call. "arrange everything properly, next week Saturday after the photoshoot with Rosa." baby said. "noted boss, but what if you don't get to finish the shoot before the scheduled time?" Ryan asked. "then you kidnap me and Rosa with his personal bodyguard." baby replied. "boss the mission is dangerous, we might not have the time to keep them safe." Ryan said. "you don't have to worry about that, we can just change the car moreover we might finish before the scheduled time." baby said and hung up. "it is almost time for something fun" baby said and laughed hysterically. he went to his closet pressed something in it and the door to a secret chamber opened. he smiled and entered. "uncle, how have you been?" he asked and knelt down beside his uncle's bed. his uncle neither opened his eyes nor acknowledge his presence. "uncle, you don't have to pretend to be asleep. you know back then I really wanted to kill you but I decided not to, because you are more useful alive than dead. don't worry, your replacement is taking good care of your wife and your children. you just need to stay here and watch me destroy everything you've always wanted." baby said and his uncle opened his eyes. "aren't you afraid that I'd escape from this place someday or your dear friends would find out your secrets?" his uncle asked more like a threat. baby's eyes turned cold, he smiled and said "dear uncle, don't do anything stupid, your little girl is just 5 but.." baby threatened. "you! don't you dare touch her, you monster." his uncle said. baby smiled and said "monster?, you dare call me a monster have you forgotten that you're part of what made me whom I am today? you sexually molested me because I was weak, you almost killed me, you drowned my cousin sister and framed me, you did a lot of things now tell me, do you deserve to die?". he laughed and continued "a monster but I didn't touch your wife and kids all this while, all you just need to do is eat well and sleep well dear uncle. his uncle closed his eyes and laughed "you've finally gone mad Dana, I don't regret everything I did, you deserved it, if you are to blame anyone, blame your father. I just wanted him to have a useless son, we are twins but why does he have to get everything. kill me if you want, I don't care."

"I thought you'd feel a little remorseful but it seems like I was wrong. I wanted to take a gamble, to see whether my once beloved uncle would regret his actions just stay here and don't try anything stupid because your kids are with me and I can do anything with them." baby said and stood up. "Dana" his uncle called. baby looked back at him, his eyes full of expectations. "don't lie to yourself anymore, you kept me alive not because I'm useful to you, you only did because you hope that the uncle you once knew would come back to you someday, you want the uncle that'll always be there for you, that respects you, love you. you want to hate me but you couldn't because you still love me, but the truth is that you aren't cruel enough, greater things are achieved through sacrifice. you love Romeo so much, I know that. Raymond is your best friend but would they still be there for you when they get to see the true you? would they understand when they see whom their cute Dana has become? nothing stays forever Dana. I also love those days I spent with you, the love I showed you was real but that doesn't mean I don't hate you. you can go but don't forget to add an extra chicken in my next meal." he said and closed his eyes. baby held back his tears and exited the secret chamber, he locked it and sat in his bed. tears streamed down his cheeks and he cried till he was tired of crying. he heard a knock at his door and went to open the door. "baby why are your eyes red and puffy, did you really cry?" Romeo asked with a concerned tone. "it's ok I'm fine" he replied with his hoarse voice. "I'd bring your dinner upstairs." Romeo said and went downstairs.

"how was it?" ray asked. "he really cried, his eyes are red and puffy" Romeo replied. "I'd take his dinner upstairs, just like you've said, he needs me right now." he added and headed back upstairs and knocked on baby's door "the door isn't locked" baby said. he opened the door and went to sit beside baby on the bed. baby looked at the food in the tray but really didn't have the appetite to eat it. Romeo saw him looking at the food and mistook it for him being hungry. "I prepared your favorite food, eat it before it gets cold." Romeo said. "I'm not hungry." baby replied. "you have to eat, Rosa isn't worth you starving yourself for. it's ok if you don't want to go, we will try to do something about it." Romeo said. baby scoffed and rolled his eyes, Rosa is the least of my problems right now he thought. he took the spoon and forced himself to eat a little. he dropped the spoon and said "I'm full."

Romeo gave him water and said "I'm coming back, let me take the plate to the kitchen." mnn baby nodded and went to the bathroom. he stared at his reflection in the mirror and smiled a melancholic smile though. he stood there for a while before he started bathing. when he was done he wore his pyjamas and left the bathroom. he saw Romeo laying on his bed and stopped moving. "what are you doing?" he asked. "I'd sleep with you tonight, I'd ward off all evils. you don't have to worry just come over here." Romeo replied. sleep with you? I'd love to baby thought and walked slowly towards the bed. he lay down beside Romeo with the intention of sleeping immediately but he kept rolling on the bed. "can't sleep?" Romeo asked, he nodded with his eyes still closed. "when I was younger, if I can't sleep my mum would hold me in her arms like this." Romeo said and wrapped his arms around baby's waist and moved close to him. Romeo o Romeo this is the nth time you are doing this and in the end you're the only one that gets to sleep soundly baby thought. I'd just try my best to sleep in this warm embrace.