Twenty
It took what must have been only minutes but felt like years to obey my mother’s command. I focused on the steady beeping to pull me from the brightness and back into the real world. I kept my eyes closed for a long time, trying to take everything in with my other senses. My head was elevated but in a comfortable position. My fingers brushed against something soft and as I inched my hands closer to my core I determined someone had put a blanket over me. The overwhelming odor of honey clung to my skin, my hair and everything around me. It was as if someone had dunked me headfirst into a honeycomb. That scent brought back memories and I opened my eyes. The room came into focus and I found myself in a small bedroom with wood paneled walls and nondescript beige curtains that were drawn
