The Ketchup Incident

{Harper’s POV}

My stubborn refusal to interact with my captors waged a losing battle against the raw, gnawing hunger in my stomach. I hid in my room, desperate to forget the humiliating kitchen encounter. I wanted to bury myself under the blankets and never face the outside world again. Starvation had other plans. I waited in the quiet isolation of the bedroom until a heavy knock signaled the arr