Am I being punished for killing a man?
I have been locked in this small room for a long time; I don't know exactly how long because I haven't kept track of time.
The room is dark with only one tiny hole that allows air in. It also is the only way for me to tell when it is day, but only when the day is sunny. Apart from these uses, the tiny hole also allows my only welcome visitor, a rat to pay daily visits in the room, even though once or twice it has experimentary taken a bite from my leg while I was asleep. I can't say I blame it. I must smell so tasty to it after all the days I have gone without bathing. The only furniture I have is a small mattress that I don't even fit on. Only the upper part of my body sleeps on the mattress, my legs are not so lucky, especially that I am so tall.
