Amelia lay on the bed, looking so deep in her thoughts. She did not care much about her hunger right now. She wanted to know more about what was going on, and getting something to fill her growling stomach was not at the top of her priority. After all, she was used to going days without food with only access to water, thanks to Emily taking pleasure in starving her whenever she saw fit in the past. And her reasons were always either, "You are lingering too much around the packhouse as your way to attract Peter's attention or, "You disgust me, and I do not wish to see you anywhere." At one point, Amelia thought she would die from malnourishment if not for Veronica coming to her rescue most of the time. Thus, she thought not having food to fill her stomach for a couple of days wasn't such a
