I woke up in a bed again, despite the fact I most definitely didn’t fall asleep in one. I tried to get up and eventually succeeded, but my body felt like it weighed ten times more than before and it was resisting even the slightest movements as if I was trying to walk underwater. I tore the bandage on my hand to find the skin completely healed, but there was still a dark purple bruise around the space the needle was in.
I made my way to the door, leaning on the wall for support and gritting my teeth in annoyance. I could not sense anybody upstairs, so I hurried to Caleb’s room only to find it empty. The bed was made and the room itself was cleaned from all traces of blood and bandages as if nothing had happened. I took a deep breath, refusing to accept a reality which Cale
