At the end of the night, Dr. Page took Jonathan back to his room. Page was silent, and once Jonathan was inside, he closed and locked the door behind him without a word.

Jonathan was truly numb to the world now, unfeeling. The sky was beginning to lighten outside, but the sun wasn’t rising just yet. He sat on the edge of the bed, facing the room.

‘This is what I have to look forward to for what’s left of my life,’ he thought. The bare room and Page degrading ...