~~NARRATOR'S POV~~
Bella's eyes fluttered open, and the world around her was pitch black. She tried to breathe, but each inhale felt sharp, like needles stabbing her from the inside. Her entire body ached, the pain settling deep into her bones.
Slowly, memories began to flicker, piecing together like shards of shattered glass: the invasion of her private moment, the flash of headlights, the screeching of tires, and then… nothing. *How was she even here?* She couldn't make sense of her surroundings; the darkness was suffocating, and the piercing cold from the ground heightened the desolation of her environment.
