Calista

　　The beep of the heart monitor was the first thing I registered as I drifted back to consciousness, I moved my body and they're not that bad and I don't even know how I ended up here. I blinked, trying to clear the haze from my vision. Everything was white- sterile and cold. The walls, the sheets, the light above me- it all felt too bright, too sharp. My head pounded with a dull ache, the kind that made you want to close your eyes and disappear back into ...