Fractured Innocence (#2 Ifics)
“Her head throbbed and her back and arms felt as if they were on fire. The pain in her chest was so strong it stole her breath. Cracked ribs? Her eyes fluttered open, and she tentatively touched her ribs. The room was dark, as usual, but light seeped underneath the door. Raised voices. She realized it was the commotion outside that had awoken her. Feet pounded loudly on the metal floors. The usually quiet ship was in an uproar over something. What was going on? Aaliyah strained to understand the... voices, but they were not in English. And certainly not in her native language. She hated the foreign voices. It only made her feel more alien, alone. Aaliyah winced. It hurt to breathe. Where in the world was she? Not in the cage and thankfully not in the monster’s chamber. Glancing down, she realized she was laid out on a narrow cot. The dingy white blanket that covered her smelled of mildew. Her stomach rolled. She licked her cracked lips with her thick, swollen tongue. She was hungry and probably dehydrated. How’d she get there?And then, she remembered.MoreLess
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