Still, this didn’t explain why they were here, or what they wanted. Why they came for her and not for Trei, why she hadn’t seen her father or aunt at all. Mysteries surrounding these people who’d come from nowhere, taking over her life. Trying to control her.
She felt like a boat caught out in a storm, at the mercy of the weather. Why did everyone in her life do this to her?
They gave her a set of fabric and sticks to create a makeshift shelter, something they called a tent. A flimsy thing that didn’t keep out the cold. She tossed and turned at night, sleeping uneasily, shivering.
And with each passing day, each new command, each test...she felt a little more emotional numbness set in. The time drifted slowly, the sense of hopelessness rose. Something within her began building up, waiti
