13- Always look both ways before crossing the street . " Oh seriously ? Is it important ? Because I kind of need to know this stuff if you want me to work here . " I point out . Laura elbows me in the ribs then turns to Torin , her back ramrod straight . " Of course , what can I do for you ? " She says politely . Uh , okay . Fine . I guess she isn't willing to question Torin's commands , but was the elbow really necessary ? Torin watches the interaction with a blank face , but he DOES answer my question . " It seems to me you worked just fine last night without training , you can manage a little longer . " He announces and I grin at the compliment . Hah , I knew he liked me . Now I just have to get him to trust me . " What do you need ? " Laura asks again . " Figure out what Carina needs to stay here . Make a list with her then go get it . You can use cash from the bar . You should also go to her home and collect any personal items she might want . We can order things online later , so focus on what she needs short term and items that she is attached to . " He orders . I frown . I'm not sure I really want someone going through my stuff , but then again , I DO need clothes , and maybe a few other bits and pieces . Even if I only end up here for a little while ( Which is totally the goal ) I'm going to need the basics. Although more than I need stuff , I need access to a proper bathroom . I'm about to ask but Laura beats me to it , which is actually super sweet of her given how anxious she is around Torin . It's like she's a totally different person . On her own , she's confident and loud , very in control . I can see how she can manage this place and run the bar . The moment he appears she's quiet as a mouse and needs his approval for every little thing . It's strange because he doesn't actually seem like a particularly demanding boss to me . Is him being a demon really that scary ? I wish there was a manual or guidebook . Supernatural 101 ? Demons for dummies ? That would be so useful right now . " Uh , Torin ? I don't want to cause trouble , but I wondered if you had considered the ... Bathroom situation ... For Rina ? " She says timidly . I give her an encouraging and grateful smile . " Rina ... " He trails off , as if confused by the name . I quickly jump in . " My nickname , you're welcome to use it too . " I offer easily . I think I would actually prefer 29 ل ) Fri , Aug Lesson 13- Always look both ways before crossing the street . 100 % it . Having people use my proper name all the time makes me feel like I'm a kid in trouble for something . Most people just call me Rina . " Okay , Rina then . Don't worry about the bathroom situation . It's being sorted . " Is all he answers before turning and abruptly walking away . Laura and I spend the next half hour trying to figure out what I need . Mostly it's just clothes and stuff , some jewellery I like , my favourite hair products , but also a few important things like my asthma medications , my passport and birth certificate , basically stuff that shouldn't be abandoned in an empty home for too long . They'll be safer here with me . Probably . Laura heads off with a huge wad of cash from the registers which terrifies me . No wonder they need magical books to keep track of it all . Does no one here keep actual receipts ? With Laura gone , I'm left with nothing to do again . I wander back down the hall . Maybe I can find Kyle and tease him some more ? I don't make it far . I reach the room I stayed in last night and realise there is an awful lot of noise coming from in there . The door is partially open so I push it open the rest of the way and find Torin loading junk from the room into a large garbage bag . It's only been maybe twenty minutes since I saw him last and already he's covered in dust and smudges of black dirt . This room really is messy . Is he attempting to make it inhabitable ? " Oh , hey . Want a hand ? How are you sorting all this ? " I ask . Torin shrugs . " None of it is important . I'm mostly just throwing it out . If you want any of it then keep it , if not , it goes . " He answers . Great . That's easy enough to manage . We both get to work . An hour or so later , we actually have the room mostly clear . Apparently cleaning goes a lot faster when you're literally just throwing everything into bags and dumping it into the hall . We do keep a few things . The recliner for starters . I'm convinced that if I clean it up a little it won't be a bad addition to the room , plus I still don't have a bed . Also a random bookshelf that seems to be in decent condition . I might not have a lot of stuff here , but this room has no other storage so it'll do for now . We also find a lamp that I figure is worth keeping . We tested it and it is working . I plug it in and set it up on one of the shelves since there isn't anywhere else to put it . The room looks a lot bigger now , even if everything is still kind of grimy . It should all clean up well enough . Torin grabs a couple bags of junk from the hallway and I do the same . Okay , so he grabs like three bags and I grab one . It's not my fault the guy is a giant . I follow him down the hall . He kicks open the back door and heads towards the dumpster . I take half a step outside to do the same before collapsing onto the floor , screaming in pain . My entire right foot feels like it's burning , or been cut off . Like it's being stabbed by a thousand needles . I drop the bag of 29 29 ل ) 2/3 11:17 Fri , Aug 29 D Lesson 13- Always look both ways before crossing the street . 100 % junk , letting it spill all over the floor while I tear my shoe off . I'm expecting to find that it's red or black or I don't know , gone ? On fire , something like that . Instead my foot looks totally normal . There is absolutely nothing visibly wrong with it . It is still in agony though and I can't stop the tears running down my face . Torin rushes to my side . " Shit . I wasn't thinking . You can't bring the rubbish out here . You can't leave the bar . " He curses again . I've started clawing at my foot . I can't help it . Somehow it feels like it might be less painful if I DID cut it off . Torin catches my hands before I can do too much damage . " Shh , it's alright . It'll pass . Just try to breathe . " He soothes me . I try to focus on his warm . hands squeezing my fingers . I focus on his words and try to match my breathing to his . It feels like it takes forever , but the pain does eventually start to fade until it's just an echo of pain . I'm still shaking and I'm pretty sure I'm in shock . Ow , what the hell . They warned me it would be bad but that wasn't just bad . I'm almost certain that if I went outside it would actually kill me . I don't think the human body can handle that much pain . Surely my heart would give out or something . " Get her something to eat . " Torin orders someone over my shoulder . Kyle probably . I'm sure he heard my screaming . Well , I wasn't planning to run away , but now I KNOW it is definitely impossible . Even if I did go outside , I doubt I would be capable of crawling , much less running away . Chapter Comments 2 Reviews > Visitor 7 days ago Supernatu