TWENTY FOUR

TWENTY FOUR

CATHERINA

I woke up with an excruciating headache, a fever and a very dry and raspy throat. I felt something cold touch my forehead and was quite relieved when the headache lessened only for the something cold to leave my head again.

I could hardly remember what I happened but I knew it had to be bad for me to still be in bed. I could hear faintly the voice of my mamma in the background talking about something… I could not quite make it out and when I tried desperately to listen more, the headache worsened and so I gave up.

I wondered how long I had been in bed, drifting in and out of consciousness while my body remained rooted to one spot no matter how hard I tried to move it.

My mind eye closed one last time and I drifted unsure also of how long until I opened my eyes to see my sister’s face peering into mine.

“You are awake… mamma, she is awake” she screamed, her voice upsetting the demons in my head.

I winced painfully and tried to get up but felt absolutely weak

“You