Elle's POV
The first thing I noticed was the sterile smell of antiseptic, followed by the soft, rhythmic beeping of machines. My body felt heavy, like a lead weight pulling me down into the hospital bed. I tried to shift, but pain shot through my side, forcing me to stay still. I didn’t need to look around to know where I was.
The hospital.
I blinked against the harsh light, my vision blurring as the events of the last few days trickled back. The sound of screeching tires, the blinding flash of headlights, the impact that sent my world spinning. And then—nothing. Just darkness.
Now, here I was alive, but I wasn’t sure if that was a relief or not. I tried to move again, only to be met with a dull ache throughout my body. Maybe I deserved this—maybe it was the universe punishing me for t
