Astrid winces as light invades her eyes. She quickly closes them and deeply inhales trying to sense her surroundings using her smell. Her nose quivers as she picks up strange scents she hasn't perceived before, her heart suddenly racing fast and she snaps her eyes open, not minding the pain that sears her head from the blinding lights.
Her eyes scan the entire room. She spots a black couch shoved to the wall, a beautiful wall filled with potted plants with blue pallets, a large chandelier hanging over her and a curved TV mounted above the fireplace. But no pictures.
She moves a bit and winces once more at the slight discomfort in her arm. She looks down and sees it tightly wrapped in stained bandages.
The memories of the past day floods in and as realisation hits her, she leaps from th
