To say my head was throbbing would've been an understatement. When I finally came to myself, I was lying with my face buried in the damp earthy ground of the woods somewhere in Slovakia, according to Ivan. Somehow, even with the concussion I had at that moment, I was painfully aware that I was very far away from my home in Austin, Texas.
My right ear was ringing and when I reached around with my hand, I could feel a big lump at the back of my head that was wet. I pulled my hand in front of my eyes, and I tried to focus my double-vision and I saw that I was bleeding.
Not quite sure what was going on, I tried to get up on my legs, but my right ear continued ringing and I could hear commotion all around me. Who hit me at the back of my head?
The last thing I remembered was taking care of I
