I left Clay in his bedroom and I went outside for a job hunt, I kept on going to every advert I came up with but the more I meet the employers, the more they keep giving me shitty excuses not to employ me.

One of them even pointed out the fact that I didn't go to the university.

It's not as if I never wanted to go, the issue was the fact that, after my parents left me all alone, I had no one to watch out for me, it was even difficult to feed three times a day and talk more about wanting to grab the opportunity to go to college.

Again, I wanted to, but the opportunity didn't present itself to me.

I was coming back to the apartment when a car came right at me and stopped, I thought I was about to be jumped on and carried away by force, but when the car window rolled down, I saw that it was Clay's dad sitting inside the car.

"Good morning sir," I walked into the car and shut the door after me.

"Anna! How are you this morning and my son,?" He gave a stare at the front door to his son's apartment opposite where his car was crammed.

"Clay is fine, but I saw him wounded severally, " I opened up to Clay's dad.

"Really,?" Clay's dad says he didn't seem to be astonished by what I just said to him

"I am sure he will be fine," he grins, " but I came to talk to you," he informs me in a profound tone.

Why would Clay's dad want to talk to me?

Did something happen to his son and he wants my help with it?

"Tell me, sir, what happened,?".

I provided him with an audience.

"It's about my son, Anna," he grabbed my hand, " Clay isn't well dear," he admitted.

"What about him sir,!' I aspired to know what was happening to Clay from his dad when the one in question, rushed out and he yelled my name from the apartment.

I came down from the car and watched him cross over to his dad's car.

"Come!," He grabs my hand, and pushes me away from meeting his dad's glare again.

"Son, what is wrong with you,?".

He let out.

"Don't your dare dad, I see you and I know what you want to do,".

Clay concluded, as we cross over, away from his dad's car, and walked back into the apartment.

"How dare you talk to my dad, who gave you the right,!".

Clay shut the door behind me and angrily started reprimanding me like I was his sister or worse, a freaking child.

"I'm sorry, but he was the one that asked me to come into his car, he came to me, I didn't go to him,". I fought back and angrily removed my jacket.

Seriously?," He shouted, "That is fine! But when next you see him," he grab my hand and made me look at his face, " run! I want you to stay far away from him, do you understand,!".

He let go of my hand and went to his room.

I can see Clay won't be persuaded in telling me the truth, why did he tell me not to talk to his dad whenever we bump into each other?

There's something wrong!

I went to my bedroom to change.

Today has been quite overwrought, I removed my clothes and went straight into the bathroom to freshen up.

I finished getting myself clean and I return to the room, my phone is in my bag, and as I picked it up, a piece of paper with Clay's dad's name falls on top of the bed.

Mr. Lucas Lakewood!

I don't remember giving him my bag, so how did he keep the piece of paper inside without me finding out about it?

If Clay finds out, he will lose it, after all, he did warn me not to come in contact with his dad.

I do not know why, but I feel like finding out the truth, Clay has forbidden himself and also gone ahead to stop his dad from telling me.

"Anna! Please come down,".

I heard Clay calling out to me.

I went downstairs, meeting him on the couch.

He sat down with his arms crossed together.

"What's up Clay, what happened,?" I sit on the couch opposite him and asked.

"Nothing much, but I feel that since you're staying here with me, there must be some ground rules,".

He pulled up a bit from the couch and brought out an A4 paper.

"Please take this, read it, and tell me what you think,?".

He hands the paper over to me.

"Sure!," I stood up and collected the paper from him, I came back to sit down on the couch.

I looked at the headings on the A4 paper, it had the words rules and regulations written boldly.

My eyes falls on the next line, and the first rules written were no bringing of male visitors after ten, no coming back late in the night, and while reading forward, I saw he Forbade me from going to the basement, which I have noticed that the door is always locked tight and with a padlock.

The rules felt a bit audacious, however, the last rule made me flip.

Clay forbade me from leaving my bedroom at night, especially on a full moon.

"I'm confused, is there a particular reason why I shouldn't come down at a full moon night,?".

I placed the A4 paper on the table facing us both and asked.

"Do I have to explain myself Anna! Just read and make sure you adhere to everything that has been written on the paper and mostly stay away from the basement, understood!".

He arose from the couch and went away.

I feel like I am living with an alien.

Clay is acting so strange and I do feel like the only person who would be telling me what I need to know is going to be his dad.

What's in the basement and why am I not allowed to leave my room in a full moon? What is going to happen if I do?

Everything seems fishy to me.