Chapter 3

I stumble back, right into the rather warm body of the woman who claims to be the friend of a man I can remember. Arms wrapping around my torso, I find my legs giving out as the woman helps me lower to the floor. Her hands on my face, she shakes me, telling me to keep my eyes open as I become tired. I feel as if I have been here before, done all of this before. My body becomes colder as the woman shouts, her voice muffled as I feel like there is something on my forehead. My tongue feels numb, my body limp as I find it too hard to move, to even breath feels like too much work for me. A sharp pain hits my face, the woman having used the back of her hand, a ringing in my ear occurring as I see a small group of three women looking over me. Each holding the same set of bright green eyes, they look at me with worry, whispering among themselves in an unfamiliar language as I bunch the sides of my dress with my fingers. "Sorry, I just got tired," I apologize, my tongue no longer n