Chapter 14

AMBER

A weary breath left my nostrils the moment I woke up. There was a distant throbbing somewhere at the back of my head but ignoring the persistent ache that threatened to sit my head apart, I slowly opened my eyes. There was an immediate calmness that ran through me the moment I woke up.

Turning my head to the side, I was surprised it didn't cause my wound to hurt more. The sun was already up and it was quite light. The dawn chorus was already evident and light was already shining through the curtains, resting gently on me coupled with the soothing breeze that was all around me. I sighed with ease, feeling so at ease with everything, well almost everything.

The numb feeling I had felt the other day was gone and instead it was replaced with a less painful feeling. I groaned, looking down at the mattress I was covered in. I wondered how long I had been awake because it felt so peaceful and my nerves were quite relaxed unlike before when my whole body seemed to be on fire.

I was s