Wake Up

“Come on, wake up already!”

Talia attempted to move her head away from the incessant chanting in her ear. What the hell did Carrie want?

She tried to open her eyes, but they felt so heavy. She struggled until she finally got them to obey and quickly closed them again when she saw Carrie’s happy face looming above her.

“Here, open your mouth and drink.”

Talia didn’t argue. She felt like she had cotton stuffed in her mouth and down her throat. The cool liquid felt heavenly as she swallowed her first sip.

She opened her eyes again and looked at Carrie’s smiling face. “I’m having a nightmare,” she whispered hoarsely.

Carrie snorted. “No, we’ve been having a nightmare. It’s about damn time you woke up, you selfish bitch!”

Talia’s mouth fell open. “What did I do?”

“You were in a coma for a month, that’s what you