Chapter 2 Aria's POV I jerked upright, heart slamming against my ribs. The music was too loud. People were everywhere, laughing, drinking, pressed together in groups. The smell of beer and perfume was overwhelming. Caden was standing over me, looking annoyed. "Finally," he groaned. "You slept off right when I was asking you something important. Did you even hear me?" My mind was screaming. I was just in a car crash. I was dying. My parents were dead beside me, blood everywhere, and I couldn't reach my mother's hand... But I was here. On a couch in a bar with music pounding and Caden talking. I sat up fast, looking around frantically. This was the back-to-school thing at the bar near campus. I recognized people from my classes. There was Marcus from biology talking to some girl. Sarah from English laughing too loud at someone's joke. And across the room, Elena, my roommate, was talking to her friends like nothing was wrong. I touched my arms. My face. No pain. No inju
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