MAVERICK.
I awoke to the sounds of something beeping from beside me, and a damn awful freaking headache as well. I groaned, trying to roll and hold onto the one person I really wanted to, only to be met with cold empty sheets beneath my palms.
She wasn't here.
A sharp jab in my head caused me to wince. I placed one hand on my forehead, my eyes still tightly shut as I tried to recall what had happened. Funnily enough, the only thing I remember was the fact that Sherneil laid on this bed with me.
And now she wasn't here.
But how? Where am I?
"Ka tashi? (Are you awake?)" I heard Mama ask.
My eyes flew open instantly, as I took in Mama's looming figure staring down at me. I winced at the sharp lighting in the room, and quickly brought one hand to shield my eyes from the light.
"Where..
