#Chapter 400: Blackout

Nina “Oh, she’s waking up.” “Thank god. She had us scared for a moment there…” As I slowly regained consciousness, the world around me became a blur of shapes and colors and sound. Everything felt loud and bright and overwhelming. My head throbbed, and my body felt heavy, as if I had just been in a deep sleep for hours. I blinked several times, trying to make sense of my surroundings. The first thing I noticed was the worried faces hovering over me. My mother, father, and Enzo all stood there, their expressions a mixture of relief and concern. They looked like they hadn’t slept a wink, which was confusing. Did something happen? Nothing made sense, at least not at first. I tried to sit up, but my body felt strangely sluggish, as if I were trying to move through molasses. Panic briefly gripped me as I struggled to remember how I had ended up here. “What happened?” I croaked, my voice sounding weak and far away. “How did I get here?” Enzo and my parents exchanged n