You know my least favorite way to wake up? Groggy, headache, in the dark, cold and wondering what happened. I know I groaned out loud because the sound grated on my ears, making the throbbing in my head worse. The only thing I could think of was the fear I had another concussion. Memories of the one I'd suffered at the hands of Carter Melnick still lingered and gave me shudders that weren't helping any.
I tried to sit up, and realized I couldn't, that wherever I was didn't allow me that kind of motion. In fact, now that I was more awake and aware, I could feel the rumble of the box I was in, the bounce and hum, the confined feel of the air around me and, when I was able to put two and two together without throwing up from concentrating with a headache this intense, I made the connection.
I was in the trunk of a moving car.