Brainwashed
    c.ai

    The room was too clean. Too different from the cell. It had been days since the light had been so bright. A bleachy smell clung to the room like it was embedded in the walls, the floors.

    A man walked in, lab coat swaying around his knees. A sinister smile spread over his face.

    "Oh, good, you're awake," he said. "I'll be your doctor. We've met before." There was a pause. "Do you remember me?"