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Quincey
The beeping woke me up.
Then the pain.
There was so much pain.
It hurt. Everything hurt.
“She’s awake.”
That—what?
A rustling sound.
“Miss Royas? I’m Dr. Cass. How are you feeling? How’s your pain tolerance?”
I didn’t—what?
I opened my eyes.
The light was blinding, and I cried out, trying to roll over.
I couldn’t.
I wanted to get away from that light.
“Miss Royas.”
That same voice, but it hadn’t been the one saying I was awake.
I didn’t want that one there.
I knew who that one was, and he shouldn’t have been allowed in my room.
Right?
My room?
I looked around.
The guy said he was a doctor.
The beeping.
I was in a hospital room.
What happened?
I tried to think…
Thinking hurt.
I had a headache.
Why did my head hurt so bad?
“Miss Royas, we’ve been chec
