Searing pain brought me to the surface of the ocean of oblivion. I moaned as I tried to get away from it. What the hell had happened to me? I licked my lips as I blinked against the brightness that was trying to stab my brain. My stomach revolted and my eyes slammed shut again. I tried to breathe through my nose, felt something in my chest snap. Shrieking screams ripped from my mouth as another burst of agony swamped me. "Ma'am, you're in an ambulance. Do you remember what happened to you?" someone asked. I couldn't answer. Everything inside me was focused on the torture. As if the pressure in my chest wasn't enough, my left hip started shrieking her pain. I wanted to curl up into a ball and die. "Ma'am. Can you hear me?" the person asked again. "You're on the way to the hospital.