Esme POV
Goddess I hurt. Not just my body but my head. It's pounding like I went a few rounds with an ogre. What the hell happened to me? The last thing I remember is being alone in my room after Evelyn beat the sh*t out of me, but I wasn't hurting like this. Hearing her scream, she decides when I get to die isn't something a daughter should ever hear from her mother. I refuse to call her mom ever again. Flashes of what happened after I woke up the next morning start to flood my mind. She pretended she was sorry. I knew she wasn't, which is why I didn't dare eat the food.
It wasn't the f**king food. She wanted me to let my guard down and I did. It's so dark and I feel so cold. Maybe I'm dead. If that's the case, I pray this isn't how I get to spend eternity. Not that I'm afraid of the
