She had almost cried all night, her hand bitten to bruises by her own doing, yet Tong Ran still did not let go. Her entire body trembled, the more her heart ached, the harder she bit.
When she opened her eyes in the morning, her entire left hand's back was swollen from the bites.
Her eyes were also painfully sore. Tong Ran propped herself up, feeling like her body was falling apart. She instinctively reached out to touch her forehead but wasn't feverish.
This was her first night in prison.
Tong Ran turned her head to the side, the skylight was open, and through the tiny gap, she saw the blue sky and white clouds outside. The world she used to be in every day, now seemed utterly bleak behind this high wall.
No more sunshine ever came in.
At this moment, the morning exercise bell rang outside. After quickly washing up, Tong Ran got up and walked out.
