CHAPTER 51: TIME OUT.

MAYA.

"Maya! Maya! Damn it Maya, wake up!"

I slowly open my eyes to see for the second time, Tanya above me trying to shake me awake.

"Stop it," I grunt. "I am awake."

"Oh, thank the goddess!"

I slowly pull myself up to a sitting position while taking a glance around.

We are in the bedroom where we had woken up for the first time.

"Damn it," I mutter.

"Yeah," Tanya remarks. "That is pretty much the same sentiment I had when I woke up."

"What happened?" I ask as I reach up to massage my head.

Goddess it hurts.

"Beats me. The last thing I remember is you reaching for the door. Do you know what happened next?" she wonders.

"We were thrown back," I say, voice suddenly clear and strong.

The memory replays itself in my mind, causing me even more confusion.

"I had just touched the door knob when I was hit and flung backwards," I recount.

"Did you see who it was? It was that damn Alaric, right?"