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Dani
My eyes slowly opened, despite feeling like they had tiny barbell weights attached to my lashes. My head lolled to the side as I began to become aware of my surroundings.
My mind was fuzzy and didn’t want to focus. The aching throb over my right eyebrow had me trying to lift my hand to it, only to find that my wrists were zip tied together. A quick body inventory told me my ankles were also bound.
As I began to become more aware of my surroundings, I realized I was leaning against the wall of a cave. It was very dark, but a tiny bit of light was streaming in through the brush pile that must be covering the opening. The cool temperature of the enclosure gave me the distinct impression of the type of hideaway a bear might use to hibernate in for the winter. I just hoped there were
