77: Pain 2/4

Devouring the food as if she were a wild animal. The hunger was fierce and the food was more than delicious. Za and Karina had taken care of making food at this early hour of the morning. Bacon, scrambled eggs, and a few sausages. Not for the others, but for Melia.

She brought the glass of orange juice to her mouth and then took a bite of the toast. The rest were at the entrance watching her eat. Elijah was surprised by Melia's speed and eagerness in eating, and curiosity filled him.

"Why does she eat like that?" he asked the others.

Za responded, "In the dark side, there's no sustenance."

"What?" he looked at them. "The dark side isn't..."

"Hell, no," Fox replied. "It's deeper than hell, Elijah."

"Have you all been there?"

"No," Karina answered now. "Melia hasn't allowed and won't allow something like that."

"So why has she been to that place? I mean... Look at her," he requested. "She's eating as if she hadn't had a bite in days, maybe months."

"It's because that's how it feels, and