Gia PovThe next time I woke up I was much calmer.I stared at the ceiling, my eyes tracing the patterns. I was this calm because I already knew where I was.The door creaked open. Bryce, with a tray in his open palms, entered the room with his back. He placed it on the bedside table, saying, "I guessed you'll be hungry."I weakly shook my head, not really looking down at my stomach, at least not now. Just then, as if to disprove my words, my stomach growled and grumbled, contradicting what I just said.Bryce chuckled. "Seems your stomach had another thing to say," he said, quirking his eyebrows while I flushed red in shame, pulling up the bed covers to my nose."Eat up," he turned, perhaps to give me time to pick up any semblance of dignity from my shambles pile.It was only when the door closed with a click, when I was left alone — he's gone, and I confirmed it — that I reached for the food.My finger hovered over the food. 'What if it's poisoned?' The off thought poked holes in my
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