His Breath of Fire

Chapter Twenty-Nine

    Four.  Long.  Days.

    Four days my father left me down there, chained to the wall, starving and dehydrated.  I’m not sure if this is an experiment, or just punishment for not giving him what he wants.

    I know he’s getting frustrated, it’s evident after each time I don’t comply, and I have a feeling I’m reaching the end of the rope of his patience.

    And honestly, I’m not sure until I break.

    After the end of the fourth day—it’s so dark in here I could only assume it was the end of the day—my father graced me with his presence.  He slapped me awake, what’s new there, and uncuffed me.  I was too weak to move, I laid there like a rag doll.

    Then he did something completely unexpected.  He picked me up, bridal style, and carried me out of the cell and back into the main p