Chapter 15 (e): Pets and Peeves (...Contd.)

Cold. Cold... it was so cold.

A young woman stirred as she felt the cold seep through her, blinking slowly, she opened her eyes, and winced.

Pain, registered dimly, as she moved, pausing briefly she struggled to sit up.

The figure groaned as thudding pain reverberated through her, forcing her to pause in her movements. The pain centered mostly in her head and as she struggled to sit up, nausea filled her entire being, and the pain moved down her spine. The palms of her hands felt damp as she tried to get up, but even as she lifted herself inches up, the nausea rose in her throat and she dropped again.

Laying still for a few moments, letting the sensations die down, and restricting her movement to slowly blinking her eyes trying to clear her vision, breathing deeply, she sat up oddly angled as she allowed a minute to adjust her vision as she waited for the dizziness and pain to cease the thrumming beat playing an odd rhythm with her pounding heart.