Night finally came, it was time for the inmates to finally take a shower.
Sawyer glanced over to his roommate's side who seemed dormant on the bed. He didn’t come to the cafeteria, and he didn't seem like he was going for the night shower either.
He was a bit worried about him but just looked away.
Getting involved with more people will bring him nothing but more worries.
Wrapping his towel around his neck, he went to the bathroom.
The bathroom was divided into two sections, cold bath and hot bath.
Both places are supposedly available for everyone but Don and his lackeys had claimed the hot bath for themselves and no one could use the hot bath unless they were in their clique.
While the remaining inmates used the cold bath.
Though the weather was cold, none of the inmates could fight Don and his lackeys or their meal ticket over some bath water.
As Sawyer strolled in, he saw so many people in the cold bath, he wasn't comfortable taking off his clothes in front of so many people so he went into the hot bath compartment.
“Look who we have here.” Xpan screeched as soon as he saw Sawyer.. “The newbie has come for a shower in the hot bath.”
He had done that to attract everyone’s attention to Sawyer knowing fully well that Sawyer would be oblivious to the fact that he was not supposed to be there.
Plus, the emphasis on the fact that he had come to the tub when he was not supposed to be there.
Sawyer paused, feeling a bit unsafe.
“Come in, we don’t bite.” Another man in the bath urged him.
“Nevermind bosses, I will leave you to enjoy your bath,” Sawyer smiled awkwardly in an attempt to escape back into his room.
“Who said you could leave?” Don spoke.
Awkwardly, Sawyer faced him, “”I just thought to let you seniors enjoy your time alone.”
“Strip!” Don ordered.
Sawyer was not sure he heard him right.
"Did you not hear the Don? He asked you to strip!” Xpan yelled in his face.
This was weird.
Everybody in the bathroom was butt naked but the way he had been asked to get naked made him suspicious.
The manner and edging made it feel like they were trying to initiate him into their squad.
And that was where the line ended from him.
Right now, his goal was to stay out of trouble and stay lowly.
Joining them would only set attention in his face and that was exactly what he was avoiding.
“Are you asking for a beating?” Xpan barked at him angrily.
There was no turning point here, as he did not want to get harmed.
Sawyer pulled his uniform off, he clutched onto his towel like it was his support system.
He didn’t know the deal Xpan had with him because he had been picking on him since he had met him.
He was lucky enough to have avoided him during dinner, else he would be going through all of these on empty stomach.
The men start jeering at him.
“Sissy is packing.”
“I didn’t think he would be this big given his size.”
“Same, I thought his weeny was going to be a thumb size but he is bigger than most of us.”
Sawyer had a normal height, in Shanty town, he was taller than many people but the men here are like giants.
Their words did not rub on him as complimentary as he was getting more fearful of their attention
He clutched his pearls as a feel of embarrassment crept into his body.
“Uh uh, someone is shy,” one of the men commented
“Turn around.” Don commanded!
He did as the Don said, thinking in his heart, "This is not the time to protest, I need to get out of this unscathed.”
The men in the bathroom got a view of his butt.
They kept gawking and throwing crude remarks at him.
“These bottoms are perky.”
“I wanna grab them.”
“I might as well shoot my load on…”
SMACK!
Don hit the head of his lackey that spoke last.
Xpan chuckled, "I guess the Don is personally interested in this meat. Let’s give them some space, boys.” he clapped his hand.
He smirked at Sawyer.
The face of the men who seemed to be having fun sizing Sawyer up fell.
They wanted to continue but they didn't have the guts to stand up to don.
They all left the hot bathroom, leaving Sawyer and Don there.
The Don sat in the pool, and asked Sawyer to come in and enjoy it with him.
Sawyer hung his towel and obeyed the command, he sat in the hot pool.
For the first time in his life he got to experience a hot bath which was a luxury for him.
Firewood was scarce in Shantytown before the infertile land.
Coal was the alternative but it was so expensive and could not be wasted on being bathing water.
“I see you are loving this. This is why I take care of the newbies.” Don said “Come Closer. Let’s solidify our comradeship."
Sawyer obeyed once again,
Now he was sitting close to Don, with his eyes shut, cussing himself out for almost missing out on this great opportunity just because he doubted Don and even imagined a fake scenario in his head.
While he was in his thoughts, he felt a pair of teeth tug at his nipples.
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