Chapter 18: No Mark?

Clara

With my eyes getting heavier and the outside getting darker, I decided to walk back inside the cell and sat onto one of the corners, hugging both my knees.

My head rested on the rough walls. I was just about to shut my eyes and finally took a rest when my entire body was awakened hearing footsteps arriving.

I wasn’t wrong because it was Donna.

She was in panic, seeing me inside the cell; the same expression she had when she came along while I was being whipped by lash.

I forced my knees that turned instantly like jelly to stand up.

“Calm down, Donna. It’s okay. I’m fine,” I convinced her as I made my way towards the cell bars.

“Is this about the surgery? Did you get caught? That’s the only reason you’ll end up here, Luna. I know you did the surgery perfectly.”

I was unable to even utter a word as my answer.

Perhaps because I don’t know how to explain it with Donna. I know I did every step right to save him, but for some unknown reasons it still wasn’t enough to get Caleb out of