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Thea POV

I go through the kitchen cabinets and the pantry. I need something to eat. I am starving, but everything I look at makes me sick to my stomach. I have not seen Roy since he was so violent with me. I do not understand what is going on with him.

I look inside the refrigerator for something. I see some fruit. Maybe I can eat this. I take out a peach from the refrigerator and place it on the counter. I look in the cabinet for a plate and get a knife from the drawer. I rinse the peach in the sink and then place it on the plate. I slice the peach into small pieces.

I take my peach back into the bedroom—still no sign of Roy. I sit on the bed and take a bite out of the peach. It makes me gag. It tastes funny. I set the plate on the nightstand. I need food.

I am exhausted. I did not sleep any last night, and I am furious with Roy. I should probably just sleep. I snuggle down under the comforter and close my eyes.

"That fruit is not what you need," a woman says.