Kara I struggle to open my eyes. They feel so heavy, as if weights have been placed on each of my lids. What happened? When my eyes finally do open, it takes a few seconds for them to adjust and focus. I realize that I am lying in a bed,my bed.. I groan when a sharp pain hits my head, throbbing at my temples. I try to bring my hand up to rub the ache away but something stops me, an odd tugging feeling and a slight discomfort in my left arm. I turn my head slowly, careful not to move too fast, and notice that there are needles attached to my arm, the clear liquid they contain is slowly moving through a tube and into my arm. " Kara?" A familiar voice calls, followed by hurried footsteps. " Careful." Lance says, helping sit up in bed. My eyes move past him and I see Cliff at the entrance,

