Sweet Distraction

NYSSA'S POV

The metallic, repugnant stench of my own blood hit my nose, sharp and sickeningly sweet. My stomach reeled into a brutal wave of nausea, tossing my insides like a small ship caught in a vicious storm. The throbbing pain in my chest instantly surpassed the burning sensation radiating from the open wound in my palm. The world around me dissolved into a perilous, spinning blur. I was tra