OUT OF CONTROL

JOVITA

Pain.

Excruciating pain rippled through me. Every joint and muscle in my body felt sore. I opened my eyes, but darkness engulfed me, and I wondered where I was. I tried to sit up, but the pain in my head sent me back to bed. The bed was so soft, and I wondered what I was doing lying in such a soft bed. I could not remember anything and doubted I even remembered my name.

I sighed softly, not wanting to make any noise until my grace period was over and I found out where I was. Slowly, the event of the evening came back to me. I remembered Lord Ralph asking me to go with some vampires. I remember when the jeep came at our car, and the driver tried to control our vehicle and skidded into the bush and hit a tree. I must have hit my head; that explains this pain in my head. But I wondered if I was dead. Why was there pitch darkness and no noise?

Was I in the grave because it was the only place that could be this quiet? A soft snore made me sit up, ignoring the an