CHAPTER 140

  GWEN

  "She will be alright,Sal."Was the first thing I heard in my head before gradually,my environment registered.I didn't open my eyes immediately not because I didn't want to as I could hear the succinct fear in my father's voice as he reassured my mother that someone going to be alright,but I couldn't as a result of the bright light focused on my vision,causing my head to bang.

  Then,the next thing that occurred to me was that I was lying on a bed.I recalled vividly I had gone to the woods to clear my head.I ran.I also recalled everything going dark.

  Abruptly,my lids snapped open followed by a loud wince.

  "Gwen!"My mother careened,hurrying to my bedside."You are awake."

  How did I get here?"Windows,"I breathe,bristling when she caressed my upper arm in a motherly gesture.

  "Oh."Father went to shift the curtains and curb the light,leaving the room in a dimly lit state.He came to stand beside mother and they watched me like hawks.