45. Sneaky-mo

Evening time.

Ah-mo woke up hungry, and was bewildered to find everyone slumped to the ground. All of them sleeping, in all kinds of odd positions. Many were sprawled on top of others. Some were lying on the floor, some on the benches. Some of them were even slumped over the benches, in an awkward inverted U shape.

After busying himself with trying all the sleeping positions, Ah-mo decided that none were comfortable. And we haven't even had lunch, Ah-mo thought angrily.

Hungry, Ah-mo decided to go to the cookhouse himself. The others will come when they are hungry, he thought. Picking himself up, he started to walk towards the exit.

Then he stopped. He could still vaguely see the two sentries standing guard outside.

Hoping to not be discovered, Ah-mo quickly smashed himself flat to the wall. Just too hard. And head-first to the wall. Ah-mo winced in discomfort and crept slowly along the wall towards the exit. Near the exit, he peered out cautiously. The two guards outside were standing with their arms folded, but nodding away, barely awake.

"好er! 自己出去liao er!" Ah-mo whispered to himself, as he crept slowly through the exit.

Just as he was almost free, a pair of hands came behind him and caught him by the collar...