My eyes snapped open.
That was the first thing I registered—my eyes were open, which meant I wasn't dead. Already a better start than I'd expected.
The second thing I registered was pain. Everywhere.
My head throbbed like someone had used it for target practice. My muscles ached like I'd run a marathon through hell. My mouth tasted like something had crawled in and died.
Ughhh...
I tried to move. Bad idea. My whole body screamed in protest, and I flopped back down onto whatever I was lying on. Dirt? Leaves? Something rough and uneven pressed into my back.
Where the hell am I?
I forced my eyes to focus.
Above me, there was nothing but green. Leaves, branches, vines—all tangled together so thick I could barely see the sky. Just patches of light breaking through here and there, flickering across my face like someone was messing with a flashlight.
A forest. I was in a forest.
