Feverish Silence

POV DAPHNE

The sound of a heavy metallic latch clicking open pulled me from the dark, suffocating depths of an unnatural sleep. A man’s voice, brisk and clinical, cut through the ringing in my ears. The sharp zip of a leather medical bag echoing right beside my bed forced my heavy eyelids open.

A stranger in a crisp white coat stood over me. He pulled shiny stainless-steel instruments from his