Taylor was struggling to stay alert… She tried to open her eyes but could not… It was as if she was drowning in the darkness… She heard voices… She was confident she heard Emma… Emma asking her to squeeze her hand… Taylor could not remember whether she did squeeze Emma’s hand. She knew that she tried, but everything felt heavy… She tried to open her eyes again but could not… as if she is fighting gravity… She wanted to move her body, to open her eyes... It felt as if voices were constantly asking her to come back, to open her eyes...
She tried again… She was tired, but still she tried… Now the friendly voices are laced with a beeping noise...
She tried again… But this time she focused all her energy on her eyes... and after what felt an eternity, she slowly opened her eyes… only to be
