I hear an annoying beeping sound from beside me, but I am too lazy to turn it off. Weird…my alarm sounds different…and this doesn’t feel like my bed. I slowly open my eyes to the bright lights over me and I quickly close my eyes. I feel a warmth on my left hand and tingles where it soothes my skin in a slow circular motion.
“Nat?”
I groan but slowly open my eyes again, adjusting to the light, and sure enough, there’s Jasper on my left side leaning forward towards me in a chair, with both worry and hope in his eyes.
“Jasper?” I hardly recognize my raspy voice.
Jasper, still holding my left hand, reaches for a glass of water with his other hand, and I take a few sips. I nod my head, telling him I’m done, and I lick my lips as he places the water back on the side table. I glance around an
