CHAPTER 21
KORINNE
“Korinne, wake up.” The voice sounded so far away, but close at the same time. Something cold touched my forehead and I flinched. The moment I did, the pain shot through my body.
“Oww,” I groaned. My tongue felt heavy and thick, and there was a spot on my forehead where the horrific throbbing was coming from. When I reached up to touch it, I noticed there was a bump there that hadn’t been there before. I could feel the world spinning around me and I hadn’t even opened my eyes yet.
“Open your eyes, care bear,” a voice said soothingly by my ear.
“Mom?”
“Yes, it’s me,” she answered.
I opened my eyes and saw that my mother and father were beside the bed. Looking around the room, I had no clue how I came to be in a hospital bed. “What happened?” I asked them.
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