~MAYA~
"Maya!" Austin shouts my name. "I'm here. Your brother is here to save you."
"Wake up, sport," Lucas says. "Stop playing with us. Let's see that smile!"
"Let her sleep, guys," James whispers. "She needs her rest."
"No," Austin disagrees. "I need to make sure that she's okay."
I awake from my dream with a start, hoping to see my brothers in front of me. To my disappointment, I'm still not home, and my brothers are nowhere in sight. The dream felt so real that I couldn't wait to see them. I missed them so much. I missed my entire family. I couldn't wait for the day to see them again.
I'm surprised, however, to see that I'm in a bed and not tied to a chair like I usually am. My body is wrapped in a warm blanket, and even though this seems to be the room I was locked in earlie
