Maya’s POV

I blinked slowly as my eyelids fluttered open, the bright lights blinding me. I felt like I was suffocating underwater. My heart was racing in my chest, and my body ached. My head was pounding, and as I tried to move, my body felt stiff, like it was uncooperative.

Where was I? How did I even get to this place?

I did not recognize it nor recall how I had gotten here. My mind was blank, like a fresh piece of paper yet to be penned.

“Where am I?” I ...