SAGE
The first thing I felt was weakness. It seemed to have settled into every part of my body, leaving my limbs heavy and my head strangely foggy. I tried to move, but even that small effort felt exhausting.
Slowly, I opened my eyes.
For a few seconds, I could only stare at the ceiling above me. My vision was blurred, and I couldn't immediately understand where I was or why I felt as though I had been asleep for days.
Then I turned my head.
Faye was sitting beside my bed.
She was looking down, her hands resting in her lap, but there was something about her expression that made it obvious she had been waiting for me to wake up.
I stared at her for a moment.
Seeing her brought fragments of memory back.
The pain.
I remembered the terrible pain that had taken over my body earlier. I
