Aurora Richardson found out about William Davis's arrest three days later. If she had not been late to the dining hall that day, she might have missed the news entirely.
The suffering inside the Rehabilitation Centre was far more brutal than she had anticipated. She could not withstand the several times a day her drug cravings would hit; had it not been for the ropes that tightly bound her, she might have already died by slamming herself against the wall in agony.
Having just gone through a fierce battle between life and death, her face was as pale as paper when she arrived at the dining hall, and her body had become skin and bones from long-term drug abuse, giving her a somewhat frightening appearance.
Since she had arrived late, there were only a few people left in the dining hall. She collected her own meal at the service window and, instead of going to her usual corner spot due to the crowd, she randomly chose a seat to sit down.
