Elena did her best to keep her wits about her. She had to learn a lot about the human brain during her studies to become a doctor. She knew if she didn't try to keep her spirits and good attitude up, she'd let Tyler win whatever sick game he was playing.
Elena knew the first thing to demoralizing someone was to take away control and their sense of time. She could do nothing about her lack of agency in her admittedly nice prison, but Elena could try to keep track of days.
Or she could try to. But with no natural lights or even a clock, it was difficult work.
By her estimates, Elena thought a few days had passed. During that time, she had learned that Tyler was even more thorough than Elena had expected.
He would routinely cut off the apartment's water after Elena had gathered filled en
