Chapter Sixteen
Beat beat…beat beat…beat beat…
The faint thump of a beating heart filled the room. She could hear her own heartbeat hammering in her ears. Her eyes refused to completely focus. Her head was spinning faster than a carousel. She clutched her head, feeling the excruciating ache in her cranium. A silent yell escaped her lips. She staggered to her feet, moving like a haphazard drunk. Her eyes held a slight blur as sight. Every object became foggier the more she stumbled around. She released her head, blinking like a maniac.