NATALIE
“ It’s you. It’s really you. I can’t believe this. ” Rhianna squeezes the girl’s arms, assuring herself of her presence.
I look away from Ryker and watch the skinny girl. Indeed, she is beautiful…and alive.
Alive. Am I dreaming? Even the word ‘alive’ sounds strange.
She was dead. She is…
I breathe in, wondering if I am still asleep and if this is all a fucked up nightmare.
“ I…You…what happened to you? ” Rhianna’s sobs snap me out of the daze.
“ Take her to the room. ” Ryker tells Zio.