Drips and Defiance

Valerie's POV

I don't know how many days it is now.

But damn, it feels like it's been forever, the length of the days dragging like it was headed for eternity. I felt like I'd been lying here watching time die and get born again. My body doesn't even feel like mine anymore. My mouth had become extremely dry and my lips… sore. My stomach feels like it’s twisting itself into knots, pulling tighter e