Chapter 65

“...the hell out.”

“... shouldn’t be here.”

“...care about her.”

Distant voices roused me to consciousness. I sounded like I was in a cave listening to echos bounces off the walls.

Slowly, I started to gain feeling in my limbs, wiggling my toes and clenching my fingers. These movements were small but painful, especially my hands.

My eyes opened but it was like I had the sun right over my bed. I quickly shut them and slowly opened them back up to adjust to all the light. Everything I could see was white. I slowly turned my neck to the left and right seeing the massive room I was in.

The commotion had dulled into hushed tones. I tried to raise my head up but pain sliced up my neck to my scalp.

“Don’t move too quickly.”

Suddenly, all the light around me was eclipsed and everything went dark for a moment but my eyes adjusted again and the sight before me shocked me to no end.

I first recognized my parents, then Tristan and Sadie, then Jesse and, of all people, Petra. It took a bit of eff