Doctor Mary Allen finally woke up from the drug-induced sleep, and at first, her brain was fuzzy. It took a while before the memories of hours earlier came flooding in and a deep sense of dread and anxiety enveloped her. She began recalling stories she had heard and watched on the news. The way they didn't respect women's opinions and usually saw them as inferior to men, usually seeing women as properties. Then she thought about the beheadings she had seen online and a slight sob escaped her throat. This alerted the man that had been dozing on and off for the past twenty minutes she had been awake.
The man came towards the small mattress they had put her on and used his right foot to lift her chin up, to confirm if she was indeed awake. She willed herself to remain calm and not give in t
