Hundred and Seventeen

VALERIA

I came to myself a while later. I didn't know how long I had been out. My brain felt fuzzy. My stomach hurt and my mind still reeled from the deviousness of Grace's plan. There was a miserable, hollow feeling in my chest as I slowly sat up. I could not see any other way of getting out of this situation.

The tips of my toes touched something hard and unyielding, something that did not feel at all like the texture of the plates used to give me food. Curious as to what this was, I put out a hand, ignoring the feel of the chains cutting into my wrists, and groped for the object. Finally, my fingers closed on something thin and rectangular, something with a screen.

My throat went completely dry. The blood roared in my ears. I knew what this object could be, but was it even possible that something like that could be here? I brought the object close to my face and crowed with happiness.

It was tablet! Judging by the blinking light in the top right corner, it was fully charged. Fo