Awake
AwakeSunlight blaring across my eyelids awakened me, a silent alarm clock sending waves of pain through my temples with a steady beat. I swallowed hard through a dry throat wondering if I should tempt fate and open my eyes. My muscles aching I tried to stretch them out. My eyes snapped open as I realized I could not move my arms. Struggling with the fear that now swallowed my previous hesitancy to open my eyes, I tried moving other parts of my body feeling instantly that I could do little...