Chapter 70. Leave Her Awake

I couldn’t sleep all night and didn’t even touch the food, which I always complained was too little. My stomach wouldn’t have been able to take it if I had tried.

I was nervous and scared. Something didn’t sit right with the way Samantha stalked out so calmly after learning that I was pregnant. She was too calm, and it could only mean she was planning something deadly.

I sat on the broken bed, staring out of the windows. The freedom of the birds that were flying freely in the sky had me so envious. It’s been so long since I saw other people. I was stuck here, and I had lost count of how many days or even weeks I’ve been here.

It’s been unusually quiet since Samantha left, but traces of her presence still lingered, and I could not help but feel agitated at that. I know that she had not decided to let me go, but instead, she may be planning something extremely dreadful, and it made my chest burn with the thought.

The door opened, and Fred came in holding a cup.