It was the same feeling that she felt when she fell from the Aspen Bridge: suffocating, cold, and at a loss… There were many things on her mind, but at the same time, she couldn't think of anything.
It felt like watching a movie that was played at high speed. You observed everything but struggled to understand what was going on.
Hazel…
Someone called her name desperately.
But then, she felt a wave of confusion, as that was not her name… was it? That name was not the one given to her when she was born.
She was given a different name. What was her name again?
"River…"
She opened her eyes groggily but then groaned when the blinding light hurt her sight. She immediately closed them because the offensive light made her uncomfortable.
"River, are you awake?"
A man called her name. She heard the hasty movement around her, but she couldn't tell what they were doing, since she shut her eyes.
