Chapter 12
The sound of crickets chirping in the distance pulled Heaven from a black abyss. The heaviness in her face made opening her eyes difficult. She put forth the effort anyway, not surprised in the least when her lids wouldn’t cooperate.
She drew in a deep breath, desperate to keep herself calm. The cool air caused a tickle in her chest that led into a round of coughing. Each breath scratched her lungs, as if she’d stuck her nose into a pile of sand and inhale
Desperate to figure out where she was, she worked against the grogginess in her mind and fluttered her eyes open again. Where she’d hoped to find trees of all shapes and sizes, she found brick walls and a long, fluorescent light on the ceiling. The bulb flickered, the hum of electricity just audible enough for her to notice
