-Lilian-
When I came to, my eyes fluttered open slowly. Everything was blurred at first, I could make out a high ceiling, pale stone stretching above me. As I shifted my hands, I felt softness beneath my fingers, and warmth around me, like I’d been wrapped in something protective, a light cocoon.
As my vision sharpened, panic hit. I wasn’t outside anymore.
I pushed myself upright instinctively, and pain ripped through my stomach so violently it stole my breath. I gasped and clutched myself, my hand colliding with thick bandages wrapped tightly around my torso. My tunic was gone.
I froze.
All I was wearing was a white plunge bra and matching underwear. Heat flooded my face as embarrassment tangled with fear. Someone had undressed me. Someone had seen everything. Who had bandaged me?
