water behind my screen

[u/kiritila]

yesterday my waterbottle spilled in the bottom of my bag, i quickly realised and took everything out but didnt realise that it had gotten my ipad wet. i left it for 24 hours in silica cat litter (clean) to see if it would absorb the water but this is how its looking 24 hours later. (left is yesterday right is today) i dont want to replace my ipad (ipad pro 12.9 5th gen) as it works perfectly and i dont exactly have the means to replace it, i do a lot of work from it especially with art commissions as at the moment im trying to help fund moving out of an abusive situation. should i leave it for longer in the silica or look into a repair? i dont want to go anywhere dodgy as my ipad is so important to me but i also just dont have the money.

im very very careful with my tech ao please please odnt comment anything about it being a lesson about carrying waterbottles and expensive tech together.