Hideaway
JAVI
I feel the warmth of the bed before I see it, before its comfort even registers to my sluggish mind. It feels warm and welcomed—delicious. I remember being cold not too long ago, so cold. I could see my own breath.
I was sweating, though. Cold and sweating. How? It wasn’t from the temperature, no. It was the swimming, the exertion. I was so tired. My joints ached. My bones hurt, and my tongue was numb. I’m still on the ground…
Holy s**t. I passed out.
My eyes shoot open at the thought, and I start to rise from where I lie. My movements are quick and panicked, and I knock over something clunky in my haste. A gentle hand lands on my shoulder, and I nearly jump out of my skin, hopping so far backwards that I land on my back from where I started to sit.
I look upward and fi
