Adelaide

The crackling fire soothed me as I drifted in and out of sleep. I was growing stronger with each day, but I'd still spent nearly two weeks in bed, mostly drugged to the point of unconsciousness. As the hours and days passed, I recalled bits and pieces of the detoxification.

More than once I'd woken with a start, my ribs screaming out in pain as my body jolted awake. There were memories of the nurse, a burly man. I also recalled insects and vines. The memories ...