When I feel the sunlight in my eyes, I groan and roll over. I'm so tired and everything hurts... suddenly, my eyes snap open and I quickly sit up. The monkey nearly flies off the bed before he fusses and moves back to my side.
"Woah, woah! take it easy. No one's trying to hurt you." Someone says to my left. When I look over, I see a beautiful girl with bright yellow eyes. She gives me a small smile and says "My name is Fern, and you are?" I open my mouth to speak but nothing comes out.
Shocked, I reach up and touch my throat. I try to clear my throat as the girl quickly hands me a glass of water. I gratefully take the water and take several gulps before I clear my throat and croak out "Valerie... What happened?"
