Chapter 86: Awake

  Anya’s eyes took everything in as panic filled her. Where was she? Had she been taken? Where was Daniel?   Her fear only caused her heart rate to increase more, causing the machine to beep even faster.   Daniel? She wanted to speak, but her throat was dry, and she could barely muster a sound. She tried to get up, but her muscles seemed weak for some reason.   Where was Daniel? She soon recognized that she was in a hospital, but this did not help calm her. In fact, her inability to move only made her more panicked.   She felt helpless as her panic grew till she started crying for help.   “Help! Anyone!”   “Help…” Anya’s ragged croak was barely audible over the ceaseless mechanical beeping sound around her.   “Someone…please…”   Whether due to her weak call being overheard or the monitors detecting signs of her distress, Anya wasn’t certain, someone came.   Suddenly the room was full of people and activity as figures in hospital uniforms seemed to enter the room and