Solitary Confinement

I open my eyes but it's dark in here, I can't see much. Occasionally I hear muffled sounds outside, but I see no-one. I don't know how I got here or how long I've been trapped inside this small space. There is an exit but it appears to be sealed shut.

I'm not hungry. The tube sticking out of me provides me with the nutrition I need, and has the added benefit of reducing the waste my body produces. Good thing too, as there's no toilet in here.

Sometimes I get the sense I'm being watched, as if there's a camera pointing at me but as usual, I don't see anything. I need to get out of this prison before I go insane!

I stretch my arms and legs, and hear those muffled sounds again. I try to pinpoint the source but they seem to be all around me. Exhausted, I go to sleep.

I'm woken up by a strange sensation, as if the walls are closing in on me. I feel like I'm being crushed. I'm suffocating. I hear screaming, but I'm not sure if coming from me or outside. Whatever experiment I've been a part of, it seems it's finally coming to an end.

Why is it so cold in here now? Something is compelling me to move towards the exit. Amazingly, it is no longer sealed. I go through the door and make my way down a narrow tunnel. I can see light and an unfamiliar figure? It reaches out towards me, grabs hold of me. I let out a cry of fear, and then I hear a voice, clear as day. Although I don't recognize the language, somehow I know what the words mean.

"It's a girl!"