Chapter 49 Asking For Forgiveness

• Freda’s POV
• I could feel my heart pounding in my chest as I saw Hardin approaching me with the food tray in his hands. Fear gripped me tightly, squeezing the air out of my lungs. Memories of the last time I had refused to eat flooded my mind, and tears welled up in my eyes.
• I tried to hold back the tears, to keep my composure, but the fear was overwhelming. It consumed me, making my body tremble uncontrollably. I knew what would come next, the forceful insistence, the relentless pressure to eat against my will.