Disguised

The next time the lights came on, the sudden glow almost blinded me and I had to squint for a few more minutes until my eyes got used to it and when I could finally open them, Helena was the one visiting.

“Helena,” I called in a relieved tone. It felt good to see someone else, I couldn't tell how many hours or days I’d spent in this dingy room but all I knew was that a lot of time had passed and I had grown weak from hunger and thirst but I’d rather die from starvation than eat anything offered to me, not that anything actually had been.

I had been left to myself in complete silence and darkness, exhaustion made every one of my bones numb.

“Luna,” She said, smiling at me in that friendly way of hers. “I brought you something to eat,” She indicated the tray she held and dropped it on the floor beside me while she stood. On the tray was a food warmer and a flask, my throat ached from thirst at the sight of it.

“I will not eat anything, Helena.” I deadpanned. I wasn't surprised to see sh