Chapter 12: My dog

I walk around the house like a caged lion. Waiting for the moment Commander Mortensen gets home. Suddenly, I hear Baxter's paws behind me. I look over my shoulder, the dog is shyly walking behind me with his tail between his legs.

“You don’t have to be afraid of me, boy, I won’t hurt you,” I say in a soothing tone.

Baxter starts to wiggle his tail as I pet him. Suddenly, the door opens and Commander Mortensen comes in, he is carrying a box with my prisoner number written on it.

“Good evening,” I mumble with my eyes fixed on the box. What it’s inside it?

The commander doesn’t even reply. My attention gets diverted from the box when I realize a middle aged woman comes in behind the commander. She has short blac