Melissa's POV 

Distant soft chatters were the first thing I heard when my body began to come back to life.

I tried to move my hand but it felt too lazy. Then I tried my eyes and forcefully pulled them open out of the frightful thought of being blind.

Has that ever happened to you?

"You're awake!" My mother was the first person to show her face to me and then my dad, who helped me sit up properly.

I scanned the room filled with my family members only - no friends or anything. 

Just ...