When I regained consciousness again, I felt sore and weak all over, with no strength at all. I opened my eyes and into them was a lovely patch of freckles on Amanda's soft face. "Amanda, what are you doing? Why are you leaning so close to me?" I asked with a smile. "Oh! Oh my god! You're finally awake! Go talk to Cecil!" Amanda had absolutely no desire to joke with me, her little face blooming with anxiety. "What happened?" I put away my smile. "Cecil thinks Burris hurt you and is going to kill Burris, Burris knows you care about Cecil and has to hide everywhere, they're tearing my house apart, go talk to Cecil!" Amanda said anxiously, bringing me my shoes. "Oh, thanks, I'll do it myself." I stopped Amanda's hand from putting on my shoes and quickly sat up from putting them on. My h

