The Secret in the Back Room
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I vaguely heard my mother talking near my ear. I mumbled a few sleepy replies before drifting off again.
I had been pulling all-nighters for the past few days, finishing my thesis, and I was completely wiped out. I hadn't even made it home. I just stopped by my mother's shop, found a bed in the storage room at the back, and collapsed.
I had no idea how long I slept.
But when I finally woke up, something felt wrong.
My whole body was pinned to the bed.
My arms and legs were locked down with soft rubber restraints, and I was stretched wide like a giant X.
Something dark blocked my vision, as if a curtain had fallen over my head.
What the hell?
Panic rushed in.
I struggled hard, trying to pul