Chapter 38

•Evangeline•

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They had taken me out of that cell for some reason. I was now in a bedroom with no windows and dim lighting. They hadn't tortured or beat me up for two days now but that did nothing to the pain and swelling all over my face and body.

I pulled the covers closer to me and tried to snuggle more under the sheets. I wanted to disappear and reappear somewhere else. I just wanted this torture to end.

The bedroom door opened and a woman walked in. She offered me two pills and a bottle of water. I looked between the pills and her.

"For the pain," she said dryly like she wanted to be anywhere but here.

I slowly got up and took the pills from her. I don't know what it was, these pills could be anything but painkillers. I wasn't going to swallow them. She kept staring at me, waiting for me to put them in my mouth. So, I did, I placed the pills under my tongue and took a sip of water.

The woman took the bottle of water back from me and left the room. Once she was gone, I g