Chapter 72 0722

• When Ella opened her eyes next, everything felt out of place. The lights were dimmer. The air was filled with that sterile, hollow scent of antiseptic clung to her nose. Her throat felt like it had been scrubbed with sandpaper.
• She blinked and noticed the white walls. A beeping monitor to her left. Her leg didn’t move. She shifted slightly and felt the weight of a cast.
• Her body felt like it was filled with wet cement. The door creaked and a man stepped in. He looked in his mid-thirties with glasses and a kind face.