Stephanie smelled the clay and coal of her current surroundings. Her body was numb, her mind seizing to remember how this happened and where she could be. But she was not surprised. Fairly scared but not shocked. Dare she say she has gotten used to this new way of living? Free at one moment, tied up in the next.
It was pitch black.
No, she was blindfolded. At least whoever did this left her mouth free. No door noises or bead curtains were jingling, but she did catch the footsteps. "Mn...Hmm," Stephanie rocked herself for a more comfortable position. Pretty soon she was tilted up, and her back leaned against a potholed wall.
Stephanie's gusts were sluggish and painful, yet she found the zeal to speak. "What is this about?". Her ears were alert for sounds that had anything to do with gu
