-Lilian-
As I surfaced from what felt like an endless stretch of darkness, my vision came back in slow fragments. Everything was blurred at first, swimming together, until I blinked a few times and the room began to sharpen.
Straight away, I realised I was back in the same room as before. I let out a quiet breath, already knowing this wasn’t going to be a quick escape. Whatever this place was, it wasn’t finished with me. A familiar voice broke the silence.
“Hey…”
I turned my head sharply toward the sound and froze. He was there, sitting in a chair beside the bed, watching me carefully, not touching me, not moving. Still, panic hit me all the same.
Before he could say anything else, instinct took over. I scrambled backward, pushing myself up the bed as fast as I could, heart hammering
