As fatigue drained her energy, Esma let her body curl up on the bed in reluctance, ignoring the strive of her eyes battling the dazzle from the morning sunshine penetrating through the ventilation. Her mind worked and the memory of where and how she was here twirled in her brain; her eyelid jolted awake. She lifted her body while bearing the yawn out of her mouth. Her gaze spontaneously searched the door. She exhaled in relief as it stayed locked all night, meaning no one dared to break into her room. Fighting against the sleepiness, Esma rolled out of the bed quickly not to assert her enthusiasm of being in this place but to avoid the ominous thing occurring to her. A slight of hope to escape still lingered in her heart after all. Esma's hand thrust into her blouse pocket then her

