She still hasn't said anything. How could she? After what happened last night, it's a miracle she's even sitting upright. All night she's been like this. Collapsed against a wall, unable to sleep. She doesn't think of anything. Anything that matters anyway. She can still hear the words of the jury. They bounce around in her head and make her feel dizzy. It was almost sunrise when the men had come to a decision. All throughout that night, she had known what was going to happen, but there was that small spark of hope that lingered on her heart, that maybe they would have mercy. She was wrong. Now as she watches a mouse drinks her dirty water (it has leaves in it. Leaves .), she realizes what a fool she had been. Of course they wouldn't let her go. Not after all she has done. Not after she betrayed her country, her people. The cell door is opened. "Get up." The guard all but spits in her face. After trying to get up three
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