An Undisclosed Location in Puerto Rico
The Same Night
Daniel awoke in extreme pain. Every part of his body was bruised and sore. Even his neck was sore from leaning on its side while awkwardly slumped on the chair restraining him. He had no idea how long he was unconscious. Righting his head, he was still unable to see his surroundings because he was still blindfolded. He had difficulty breathing and wasn’t sure if the captors cracked his ribs from their repeated beatings. Certain his lungs hadn’t collapsed from a puncture, Daniel was relieved he had only bruised ribs. He struggled to twist his body so he could sit up straight in the chair. The movement was grueling and caused excruciating pain.
Despite the unending distress to his body, he wanted to know what happened since the last en
