Chapter 40 - ESCAPE ATTEMPT

Maria opened her eyes slowly. Her heart sank when she remembered where she was. She had been having a dream where she was back home. It was a cold, rainy night. She sat with Oliver on the sofa as they snuggled together, watching their favorite late night sci-fi TV series. Their hands were intertwined with each other. Two cups of hot, steaming coco sat on the round table in front of them. Maria was happy. The dream felt so surreal. She had been longing to leave this place so much that she dreamt of something like this. She wanted to be there, not here with Trevor. Maria pushed her knees up to her chest and hugged herself tightly. She felt a slight pain below her back. Maria sighed as she remembered how long they had sex. Maria couldn't remember when Trevor stopped, because she had blacked out in between. Maria sat up straight on the bed and stretched her aching arms and legs. She flopped back on the bed again with her arms spread out wide.