The White Room

Sara lay immobilized under the thick, sprawling roots of the ancient tree. The freezing rain battered her fragile frame, soaking through her clothes and turning her skin to ice. Frost crept over her limbs, locking her joints in a rigid, agonizing hold. A dull, heavy ache radiated through her muscles, but a sharper, more vicious pain gnawed at her core. Hunger ripped through her stomach like a jagg