ADVIKA'S POV
I couldn't stay still anymore.
Time had stopped making sense here days melting into nights, nights into silence. I didn't know how long I'd been trapped in this room, counting breaths instead of hours, fear instead of minutes.
My chest felt tight.Then my eyes went to the door. I don't know why. Instinct, maybe. Or desperation.
I stood up slowly, my legs weak as if they might betray me, and crossed the room. Every step felt unreal, like I was walking through a dream I didn't trust.
I wrapped my fingers around the handle.
And turned it.
It moved.
For half a second, my brain refused to believe it.
Unlocked.
My breath hitched sharply.
Unlocked.
A rush of happiness slammed into me so hard it almost hurt. My lips trembled, my eyes stung, and for the first time since I wa
