“Wake up, lazybones!” The sound came a second before the shock. Ice-cold water cascaded down onto Olivia Bennett’s body, soaking her pajamas, her hair, and the bedsheets beneath her. She gasped, sitting upright in confusion and horror. Her hands trembled as she wiped water from her eyes, blinking up at the woman holding an empty metal bucket — her mother-in-law, Eleanor Bennett.
The sound came a moment before the shock. Ice-cold water poured down onto Olivia Bennett’s body, soaking her hair and the bedsheets beneath her. She gasped, sitting up in confusion and horror. Her hands trembled as she wiped water from her eyes, blinking up at the woman holding an empty metal bucket — her mother-in-law,…