Chapter 4
“Chew,” Belle heard a voice say as she surfaced from the darkness.
Doing what she was told, she chewed. Whatever it was was dry. It scratched across the inside of her mouth and over her tongue.
“Do you want some water?” She heard the voice asked. She thought she shook her head ‘yes’ but she wasn’t sure. But quickly after, she felt moisture in her mouth. The crumbs that had stuck to her tongue, moistened and slid down her throat.
As she continued to chew, she felt her energy slowly return. Her mind felt like a snowball gaining momentum as it inched its way down a hill. After a few more chews and swallows, she felt like she could think again. She cracked open her eyelids and squinted as the image in front of her came into focus. She didn’t recognize the person standing above he
