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Erica's POV

"Miss Erica? Miss Erica, can you hear me?"

The voice seemed to come from far off. What was going on?

I opened my eyes just a little and I was immediately blitzed by a bright white light.

I closed them instantly as the pain burned my irises.

"Get the light away from her. Back away."

Through my eyelids, I could see the light dissipating. My heart rate dropped a little and I relaxed.

I heard the shuffling of feet around me and finally opened my eyes again.

The people around me were clad in white scrubs and had masks over their noses and mouths.

“Where am I?” I asked softly, my eyes taking in the room around me.

“You are in the hospital,” one of the nurses answered me. “How do you feel?”

I tried to sit up but I was gently pushed back to lie down on the bed.

I raised my hand but I felt something tug it back down to my side. My eyes caught a glimpse of the tubes and needles that were attached to my wrists as well as a pair of handcuffs that kept me chained to the bed.

My eyes gr