Ethel's P.O.V

I had no idea about how long did I fell asleep. All I knew was that it was a relatively long time. I drifted aimlessly in the darkness for quite a while. Then I finally saw a dim light flickering from the ceiling. It must be the light from heaven, I thought.

I was awakened. I was still lying on the hard wooden beds in the damp basement. There was no light from heaven, but the light of the ceiling lamp. I thought I eventually freed myself from that bastard. But I didn’t. I was still alive.

I exercised my numb limbs, which were no longer bound together....