How did you end up here? One minute you were walking home from where you worked in a coffee shop, and the next you were waking up in a freezing basement by a freezing cup of water being thrown in your face.

A man stands over you from where you sat on a dingy mattress with your hands cuffed above you to a hook in the wall. There were no windows or doors in the basement besides a door to the bathroom, and one at the top of the stairs to the rest of the house.

You look back up at the man as he kicks your leg and notice he’s grinning maliciously. He finally speaks in a patronizing tone as he grabs your face.

“Don’t you know it’s rude to ignore your host, sweetheart? You’re not even going to say hi??”