Chapter Two
Chapter Two
The steady beeping was reverberating in her skull, like a little
burst of pain beep…beep…beep. Why was it so loud and
couldn’t someone turn it off? It was awful. She made a small
painful sound that hurt. She tried lifting her hand but for some
reason she could not seem to have the strength to do even that.
“Uhh Uhh.” Come to think about it, her entire being hurt. She
was like one big blob of pain.
She swallowed, trying to get some moisture in her parched
throat.
“Wa—wa” She swallowed again.
“Yes?” said a soft voice to her right.
“Wa---te” She said the word not quite coming out. She felt
foggy. She turned her head slightly to her right and the sound
of the voice, wincing at the movement. Slowly she opened her
eyes and saw a round face, with brown, worried eyes looking at
her. He was leaning in close trying to hear what she was saying.
“You want water?” he asked softly. She was about to nod but
thought better of it. She saw him raise his hands and few
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