My eyes slowly blinked open. They felt so heavy, and I had no idea why. When I was finally able to see my room again in front of me, I noticed something else. My body … it was not just heavy. I was unable to move. I looked down at myself, trying to see if I could at least move my toes. Yes, they were working, but why did it feel like a fat invisible man was sitting on my chest?
“James?”
I looked to my right, seeing Mara beside me, her eyes worried but also, she looked … relieved? It was a bit hard to tell. My mind was foggy, and I couldn’t really understand what was going on.
“Mara?” I asked.
My voice was hoarse and sounded nothing like me. She quickly reached beside herself and grabbed a cup filled with water from a small table. She helped lift my head a little and let me carefully dr
