The scent of roasted meat clung to my nose leaving behind a mouth-watering aroma that made my stomach clench uncomfortably. I pressed my tongue to the roof of my mouth as I thrust my weight to the side and heaved on the dirty floor from under me, dust lung to the air and stifled my lungs as I pried my blood-caked eyes open. Remnants of my tears clung to my tear ducts and stained my cheeks as I glanced around my surroundings blindly.
Am I back? I thought nervously.
Memories flashed through my mind of the prison I’d become all too familiar with; no light penetrated its bleak surroundings as the corners suffocated my vision and brought darkness into my life. My breath quickened as Titus’s face flashed through my mind, his foot on my neck as he pressed on my esophagus and returned the abilit
