CLAIRE'S POV

Light hit my eyes like a punch, hot and blinding.

I gasped hard, and my mouth opened wide as a tube from a breathing machine pushed air deep into my lungs.

"The patient is responding! Blood pressure is going up to 120 over 80!" a cold, clear voice shouted somewhere above my head.

"Keep the drip for her spine steady! Keep her asleep!" another voice ordered.

I tried to turn my head, but my neck was locked in a heavy metal brace. My whole body felt like it was stuck in concrete. White bandages were wrapped around my chest, my arms, and my legs. Plastic tubes came out...