Waking Nightmare

Valerie's POV

It started with the sound. Not a real one. Not anything in the room. But deep in my head, like thunder cracking inside my skull. I didn’t know where I was. Didn’t know if I was breathing or sinking. Everything felt too far away. Too heavy. My limbs were buried under something that wasn’t dirt but still felt like the grave.

Then came the voice.

"Valerie. Wake up. You have to wake up."