Locked Up

Elena pressed her back against the cold, unforgiving cinderblock wall of the holding cell. The sharp, metallic clang of the heavy iron lock echoed in her ears, vibrating through the damp space. The reality of her situation settled over her, suffocating and thick. Across the small, dirty cell, her sisters, Talia and Sienna, were already at each other's throats. Their voices rose in a heated argumen