This time, when the plate of food was brought into my room, I didn’t throw it away but gulped down the food like a starving animal, which I technically was.

The girl who brought the food was startled by the way I had ripped the plate of food from her before she could place the tray down and began eating, but she didn’t wait around. She flew out of the door as I settled on the floor, ripping the grilled meat with my hands and teeth.

“She is eating,” I heard the girl gasp out to the guard at the door the moment she left the room.

“You’re joking,” Marcus...