Valentina
A blinding bright light permeates my closed lids, and my body aches as I slowly awaken. Blinking my eyes, I groan and furrow my brow when I hear the steady sound of a beeping noise and look up at the light hovering over me.
As soon as my vision clears, I get a good look at where I am. I first see the plain white walls, blue curtains, and machines surrounding me. Rising up, I look down and see that I’m lying on a gurney, and there's an IV attached to my hand.
My heart pounds wildly with fear as I try to release my hand from the IV.
It’s only when two policemen walk into the room and begin to speak that I realize I might be in trouble. One is close to my age, tall and thin, with short blond hair and blue eyes, and the other is older with gray hair, average height, dark brown
