TWENTY SIX

My eyes started to flutter open. I felt like someone had punched me in the gut. I was laying on something soft. I had a pillow under my head. I opened my eyes and the sun was shining in. I was in a bedroom. I was in a bed. I wasn't tied up or pinned down. I sat up and that's when I saw him. Dalton was asleep in a chair across the room from me. I looked at the door and I knew if I was quiet. I could run and get out of that room. Dalton was a heavy sleeper, but Dalton was also very smart. I knew he would have that door locked.

"I'm sorry, you know?" I heard him say. I turned and looked b