JACKSON When I opened my eyes, I knew something was wrong: yet, nothing about my body or my mind was sending alarm signals. Which was deeply strange - because waking up in a strange bed was surely one of the reasons I should have been alarmed. What the ... "Oh, you're awake!" On hearing that voice, my heart did a triple somersault with stunts: yet, it was not from fear, but from ... excitement. Elation. From ... joy. Anna was a few steps away from me, leaning against the door frame with a sweet smile on her face: in her hands, she held a tray, and the scent of the food and drinks went straight to my stomach, which began to gurgle. Giggling, Anna nudged herself with her hip to break away from the wall and sat down on the bed, on the opposite side of me: a couple of moves, a

