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Episode 42

Author: Ataima K
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-30 17:52:26

Sky

It’s been three days. Three long, agonizing days since they locked me in this dark, stinking room. The chains around my wrists and ankles bite into my skin, leaving red, angry marks, but the pain has become a dull throb. I’ve been strapped to this cold metal chair like a statue, unable to move, unable to fight.

I haven’t eaten anything in three days. My stomach growls occasionally, but the hunger feels distant now, replaced by a bone-deep weakness that makes it hard to keep my head up. The only thing they’ve given me is water, and even that is lukewarm and tastes metallic. They bring food, but it’s inedible, like cow shit disguised as a meal. I force down the water because I have to survive, even if every part of me is screaming to give up.

I think about him constantly. Dare. His face is burned into my mind, and every time I close my eyes, I see him bleeding, collapsing to the ground as Mark’s gun fired. My chest tightens, and tears slip down my cheeks no matter how hard I try to
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