Sparkles popped, dots of purple and black swimming left and right. I was about to pass out again when the bastard stuck me with the needle.
The world suddenly focused sharply, then went beyond that, far, far beyond that, vibrating with clarity. My heart galloped as if a herd of demonic stallions had just been whipped into a frenzy inside my chest. I sucked in a huge involuntary breath. It hurt. The abrupt clarity morphed into blurry panic, sweat pouring everywhere. Naturally secreted adrenaline is my best friend, but dumped into my system in such a large, unauthorized dose?
It was my worst enemy.
My breathing came in short desperate gasps, eyes trying to roll up into oblivion. The rush just kept coming and coming. Not a euphoric rush - a full apprehensive, please-kill-me-now-it-hurts ru
