I wanted to run away from everyone

Amelia

I felt like I was floating... like I wasn't in my body. Was I dead? What happened? Last thing I could remember was William leading me away to the parking lot. What exactly happened after that?

I pulled the blanket over my head.

Huh?

What blanket?

Was I home?

How did I get home?

I pulled the blanket down and opened my eyes. It hurt to open them, but I needed to understand where I was at least.

I was in a familiar room... not my room though and for the life of me, I couldn't remember whose room it was, just that I'd been there before.

There were drugs on the bedside table with a half empty glass of water. There was also a thermometer. I wanted to sit up and look around the room more, hoping everything would come back to me and I'd know where exactly I was, but I had no strength left in my body. I felt weak and wobbly, like jelly. I felt cold on the inside, but I was sweating slightly.

I eyed the glass of water. I wanted to drink it. Maybe it would help.

My hand could move at leas