SELENE'S POV
"Um, can I please have some water?"
I finally gathered the courage to ask the men after what feels like forever of battling thirst.
I didn't want to ask. The men seemed distracted with something else, huddling together in the far corner of the room with their backs to me. I was too afraid to make a sound for fear of drawing their attention. I didn't want their attention. I didn't want them to remember that I was still in the room. But the thirst had become unbearable. My throat was so dry it hurt to swallow, and I couldn't take it anymore.
"I don't think they heard you," Aliya said when we didn't get any response from the men, and I decided to try again.
I cleared my throat and spoke a little louder than before.
"Hey, Mr. Excuse me, Sir!"
All four heads turned in my dir
