Seventeen
Isla
This time, Glut comes to me. Saves me the trouble of walking down an endless tunnel. She appears in the centre of the cave with a burst of flame. No, wait a minute. She is the flame.
I hold my hands in front of my eyes. The light is so bright. It hurts. Why can't they just install some lights in this cave? Then it wouldn't be so painful every time I see Glut.
"Where the hell have you been?!" I accuse her, jumping to my feet. "Why did you put me back in here?"
I don't know how long it's been since I saw Ruby. Weeks? It feels like forever. Just like before, I don't feel hunger and I don't get to sleep. I think I finally stepped over into the land of crazy a few days ago. I'm having trouble holding it together, but right now, I don't care. I'm willing to unleash all my fur
