chapter 21

(Mariana)

I flicked my eyes open and quickly sat up which I regretted immediately cause the feeling of nausea came back. I tried to hold it back this time but I couldn't. I puked into the trash can beside my bed. Once I sat up I started to panic, I was worried about Lorenzo, was he okay? Did he survive the explosion? He was so close to me.

My heart began to race. Like it couldn't get any worse I remembered Samantha too, she wasn't close to where I was but she could have been hurt nevertheless. My breathing became hitched and I tried gasping for air but it was no use. It felt like my heart was going to explode. I tried to breathe in and out but it didn't make a difference either. Just then I heard a voice.

"Breath Mariana." It was Lorenzo's. "Look at me. Breath."

I closed my eyes and tried to focus on my breathing, In and out. It actually worked. I opened my eyes once I felt better and scanned the room I was in. It took me a moment to realize that this didn't look like the hostel,