"Ophelia............" "OPIE!!" "Come on, girl, wake up!" I tried cracking my eyes open, and then I concentrated on moving my arms. Someone was slapping my face. It wasn't hard slapping, but the tingling sensation in my cheek was becoming more intense. My arms weren't cooperating, they felt like lead. Stopping to listen, I couldn't make out the voices. Who was talking? Who was touching? What the heck was happening? "Ophelia, it's Ava. I need you to wake up sweetie. Come on, open your eyes. Let me know you can hear me." Ava. That was the voice, but was she also the slapper? My head was splitting. The acute throbbing behind my eyes was keeping my head on the ground. Each throb felt like a railway tie spearing me to the ground. "Help me get her up!" I heard Ava demand.

