Cecilia

How long had I been tied to this chair?

When had I last taken a drink of water or eaten any food?

How much time had passed since I did the unthinkable, urinating all over myself?

The answers weren’t coming.

Based on the fact the urine was now cooled, time had passed.

I had new uncertainties, not of starving to death or even dying of dehydration. I had new fears of living. My limbs were so numb, I was afraid they would never recover. And if ...