Bitter Awakening

DAPHNE

I woke up with a pounding headache, the kind that made me want to crawl back under the covers and block out the world. My head throbbed with each passing second, and my mouth felt dry, like I’d been chewing on cotton. I groaned, pressing a hand to my temple as I tried to sit up, only to find myself trapped. Something—no, someone—was holding me down.

I turned my head, my blurry vision landin