Alexa

I coughed. My eyes blinked several times to clear the blur in my vision. My hand lifted, and I rubbed my eyes repeatedly, but there was still no light that I could see. 

My neck got stiff, and when I lifted my body, I realized I had been sleeping face down. A sharp pain shot through my neck and back. 

“Oh, damn.” I cursed in a harsh whisper.

Holding back the pain, I winced and bit my lower lip. My hand crept on my neck, which was covered in gauze and lots of bandages. Before I could lift my hand higher to touch the wound on my back, the...