Zamarad woke up and found herself lying on her bed. The last thing she recalled was being slapped by her sister. Everything else after the slap was blurry to her. Her head felt heavy and groggy.
The girl closed her eyes and rubbed her temple trying to sooth the pain she felt in her head." Here, drink this and you will feel better" her eyes flew open as her heart raced. She tried to sit up and look around. It was only then that she noticed her family sitting around her bed. Her father's voice had startled her out of her wits.
She sat up and took the glass of water from her father. "Thank you." She realized how perched she had been after the water touched her tongue. She finished it in one go and looked up at her father." Why are you sitting around my bed like that? Are you planning to perform some ritual on me? "She asked half joking and half serious.
