Five

Me sits in her chair, looking up at you. “Five, that’s your unlucky number,” she tells you solemnly, no hint of a smile on her face as her cold grey eyes stare at you. “In Roman numerals, it’s V, the room where the main character in V for Vendetta was experimented upon.” She gets to her feet. “In binary, it’s 101, the room were Winston Smith faced his greatest fear in 1984.” She walks over to you. “While in this room, I’m going to experiment on you, and make Me your greatest fear.”

Her hand holds your chin. “So what do you fear most? ****? Soon you’ll be like me, and **** will be the thing you look forward to most, the thing you can’t have. But let me give you a taste.”

Her hand lowers from your face, and she looks up. You hear a noise above you, and see the manacles around your wrists begin to lower, letting you take your arms down.

“Did I say you could lower your arms?” Me says angrily. “On your knees. Now!”