Ari POV:
My throat burned, it felt like I had swallowed boiling water. I rolled over trying to get comfortable but my body protested my every movement. A loud beeping sounded right in my ear and I reached for my alarm clock to turn it off. My hand felt around trying to find the snooze button but it fell through the air. The realiziation that I wasn't home in my own bed crept into my consciousness. I suddenly longed for the familiar feel of my lumpy mattress and the smell of grease from the diner. Slowly I opened my eyes... terrified of what I would see. The room was dark, the only light was coming from a medical type monitor. I recognized the type of monitor from when my mom was in the hospital, but this definitely wasnt a medical facility. I was laying in an incredibly soft large bed wi
