I woke up with a start, sitting erect on the bed and my heart pounding mercilessly beneath my ribcage. I blinked slowly, coming to be, and I felt the mattress under me.

The chirping of the birds on their trees and the blue color that filled my eyes told me enough that I was in my room, and for a moment nothing came to mind on how I got there.

“What happened?” I whispered to no one in particular, my voice small and shaky. My eyes scanned the room, looking around, waiting for something to trigger my mind. Then they landed on the door, and then it flooded my brain...