EMILY

I didn't know if it was the pain in my head, or the one in my hands and legs, or if it was the noise that woke me up; all I knew was that I opened my eyes to an unfamiliar and unpleasant place.

I blinked as I tried to take a look everywhere.

In the center of the room, a few meters away from where I was tied down, there was a large metal-like barrel with fire burning in it. That was the only source of light. Beyond there, I could see stacked up wood and pipes.

I tried to speak, but my words were stopped by the...