"WHERE IT HURT THE MOST"
ELARA POV
My eyelids swung open to reveal two figures hovering above me. Their form was unrecognizable and hazy. The pounding headache coupled with a burning throat sensation led me to believe wild horses had trampled my entire skeletal structure. Each time I moved slightly in my seat I felt a sharp stabbing sensation travel up my spine.
“Elara!” Lila called.
I blinked. The searing fog that clouded my brain subsided enough for me to see Lila and Nina standing directly in front of me.
I wanted to speak. I wanted to ask where I was, what had happened. I just wanted to know. My chest heaved with violent coughs as I worked up enough saliva for my first words.
“Don’t!” Lila panicked her hand on my lips. “Don’t do that! Please, stop. You’re coughing up blood.”
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