Olivia's POV - Present day
Pain.
That was the first thing I felt. A dull, throbbing ache that radiated from everywhere and nowhere at once.
My head hurt. My body felt heavy, like someone had replaced my bones with lead. And there was a weird, antiseptic smell that tickled my nose.
Hospital.
I tried to open my eyes, but my eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds. It took several attempts before I finally managed to crack them open.
White ceiling. Fluorescent lights. The steady beep of a heart monitor somewhere to my left.
Definitely a hospital.
What happened? Why am I…
The memory slammed into me at once.
The light bulb. Maxwell's desk. The stool. The electrical wire. The shock that had felt like lightning coursing through my entire body.
The sensation of falling. And then... nothing. Just darkness.
Oh no. Oh God, I electrocuted myself.
"Thank God! You're finally awake!"
I turned my head slowly toward the voice.
