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Chapter 46| Lost

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LILLIE

Another foot making constant contact with mine and another arm poking against my stomach was enough to wake me up. I tried to stand up without even opening my eyes. That was a huge mistake because I ended up falling right back down.

“She’s awake,” one woman said softly.

“Well, she better be because she cannot be taking up all the space,” another woman with a thicker voice said.

“Open your eyes, sweetie,” the one with the calmer voice said. “It would be easier for you that way.”

What would be easier?” I wanted to ask, but the words refused to make their way up my throat to ask the question. I struggled to open my eyes. They couldn’t even open properly. My head was throbbing. In fact, my whole body was hurting all at once. I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I didn’t know if I wanted to cry.

I had almost started begging even if I knew that I wasn’t begging anybody exactly. I wanted all of this pain to go away immediately.

A pair of soft hands managed to pull me up to my waist
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