Xorgor continued talking to my guys, but my vision became fuzzy. I clenched my fists by my sides and stared at the ground, trying to keep myself steady. But the longer time went on, the fuzzier my vision became, and the farther away their voices sounded.
Until, suddenly, everything was gone. When I reopened my eyes, I had almost been transported to another place.
Mom lay on a dingy mattress with thick metal chains wrapped four times around her wrists and her ankles, bounding her to the bedposts. She wore a white bra that seemed to be stained with years’ worth of sweat and blood, making it an off-white, almost-gray color.
Mom lay on a dingy mattress with thick metal chains wrapped four times around her wrists and her ankles, bounding her to the bedposts. She wore a white bra that seemed
