Twenty years ago.
Dominic opened his eyes very slowly. His eyes felt heavy, in fact his entire body felt sluggish. He blinked and tried to sit up but his body was not cooperating. His arms refused to move, only his head could move from one side to the other.
After several minutes of struggling, he finally pulled his body into a sitting position. His head swam from the effort and he was sweating profusely.
When his vision finally cleared after several seconds of blinking, he looked around and saw he was in a dirty dimly lit room. It did not make sense, he had no idea how he had gotten there.
His head was pounding. He leaned it against the cold wall and tried to pay attention to what was around him. He was terrified and shaking. The last thing he remembered was eating a plate of rice
