The Naked Trap

The transition back to consciousness is a slow, agonizing drag. When I manage to pry my heavy eyelids open, the bright ceiling lights send a sharp, blinding pain straight through my skull. I blink against the harsh glare, my vision swimming, before the freezing blast of the room’s air conditioning hits my skin.

I am naked.

My breath hitches in my throat as paralyzing horror floods my veins. I pu