Chapter twenty seven.
Vida's POV.
I struggled to pry open my heavy eyelids, groggily attempting to rise despite the intense stiffness that had taken hold of my body. As I tried to lift my hand, a searing pain shot through me, its intensity ebbing and flowing like waves crashing against the shore, leaving me breathless and helpless.
I groaned, attempting to stretch, but my heavy eyelids resisted, making it a struggle to open my eyes. Finally, I managed to pry them open, and my first sight was a pillow hurtling towards my face.
I thought it was just a hallucination, so I blinked twice, trying to reassure myself it was just my imagination. But the pillow kept coming, and with a surge of adrenaline, my reflexes took over.
Despite the excruciating pain, I summoned all my remaining strengt
