The rays of the sun slowly infiltrated the opening of Tory’s eyes. She rubbed her eyes as she adjusted to the bright sun. Worry immediately flooded her body; it was late. She had missed her morning alarm. She threw her hand towards the nightstand to find that it was missing. Looking over, she indeed found the nightstand was no longer there.
“What?” she whispered to herself. It was then when she realized the room didn’t look the same. Then, it hit her.
A sense of nostalgia and disbelief took over as she remembered last night. Expecting to find Eli resting at her side, only to turn and discover his corner vacant. Canvasing the space, she found her clothes in a corner near a dresser. Above the dresser, a clock sat displaying the time.
“Oh no,” she gasped, finding it was a couple of hours a
