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so bright that it hurts to open them. My vision is a little

blurry and then the nurse finally comes into focus. She’s

very beautiful with short blonde hair and ruby red lips; she

smells like cinnamon, which reminds me of cinnamon rolls

- my favorite.

She glances over at me, “Oh, you’re awake! How’re you

feeling?”

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“I’m fine, I guess,” is all that comes out of my mouth as

she checks my vitals.

“What is your name, dear?” she asks gently. “Is there any

way you could tell me your name?” I feel a little confused.

The only name I remember having is Pet.

“Yeah. It’s Em… Emma.” It sounds so weird saying

my name out loud.

“Hi Emma! Do you know where you are?” The nurse says

with a smile.

“I’m assuming a hospital? But how did I get here? I don’t

remember a lot.” “The police got a call saying someone heard shots at an

old warehouse building,” she explains kindly. “When they

got there they found you lying there. They didn’t know

whether you were dead or alive. They tried for 20 minutes

to find your heart beat.”

“Oh OK…. Thanks.” My mind races with questions but

something tells me not to ask too many right now.

“Do you remember anything?” she asks softly after

checking my IV.

I can’t remember anything after Joseph put me back into

the room and then Asher brought me food; everything else

is blank in my mind. Even if something had happened to

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