I sat up slowly, the nausea back again. Ivy rushed over to my side with a chunk of bread in her hand.“Here, eat this before you get up. It’ll make you feel better.”I nodded and smiled, pushing away the turmoil of my thoughts from the night before. I resolved to pretend to trust Ivy. I needed to. Even if she was a snake, she was my only ally. If it was true that she was also being held captive, we might be able to trust each other long enough to escape.Ripping off a bite of bread with my teeth, I let it soak in my mouth before chewing it. Ivy was right. It did help my nausea abate somewhat, at least enough that I could push myself up to a seated position.“Here’s some water too.” She shoved it into my hand and bit sloshed on my covers. “Oh, I’m sorry Reychel. I didn’t mean to do that.”Ivy ran to the other side of the room and grabbed a striped hand woven towel. She raced back and dabbed my covers. I put my hand on hers and gently pulled it off. She was too close to touching me.
