Whispers of Escape

When Tess woke up, it was already the next day.

By that time, brilliant sunlight had streamed in from the balcony, lighting up the entire room. Tess slowly opened her eyes and looked around, momentarily unable to grasp her surroundings.

She remembered sitting on a rock yesterday and gazing at the waves. As Tess watched on, she somehow drifted off, but memories of what happened afterward were a bit