Serena's Pov Beeping.That was the first thing.Not pain, not light, not the slow crawl back into consciousness that they show in films where everything is soft and gauzy and someone is holding your hand. Just beeping. Steady and indifferent, like the world had kept running while I was somewhere else and this was it pulling me back.Pain shot through my neck when I tried getting up.It didn't ease. My left side, my shoulder, the base of my skull where it met the pillow all suffered from the pain, it was like my body had been waiting for the moment I was conscious enough to receive it.My throat felt itchy and my lips dry. I tried to blink to get my eyes cleared and check my environment. The ceiling was white. A monitor to my left with numbers I couldn't focus on yet. A drip taped into the back of my hand.Somewhere nearby, the sound of soft soles on linoleum."Oh —" A figure appeared at the edge of my vision, leaning in close. Young. Tired eyes, warm ones. A nurse. She reached for
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