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My head hurts, as if it's splitting open, or like someone has thrown a bomb inside my brain.
Scarlett Yates never knew that something as simple as opening and closing her eyes could become so incredibly difficult.
She exerted great effort to finally lift her heavy eyelids.
At the moment she opened her eyes, the splitting headache became even more pronounced.
The pain was coming from the back of her head.
It felt like someone was tugging at her scalp, pulling hard, causing her to grimace and take a couple of sharp breaths.
The light competed to rush into her eyes.
The intense light forced her to close her eyes again, and only after a while did she cautiously reopen them.
Her eyes slowly adjusted to the brightness.
Her throat felt as dry as if it were on fire. She bit her equally dry lips and squeezed out a few words from her parched throat, "Is anyone there?"
As soon as she spoke, she was startled by her own voice.
When did her voice become so deep?
