Ashley's pov

Pain. That's all I felt, slicing through my entire body like shockwaves. This wasn't regular pain but excruciating. I wanted it to stop, I wanted it all to stop.

I hear voices, unfamiliar calling out to me. They tell me to stay with them but I feel myself slipping away. Pain. I was in too much pain. My heart hurts, my body feels numb. I can't move.

I felt like I was floating, not on water but high above the sky. It felt like how I imagined a baby bird learning to fly for ...