Chapter 1: Waking Up Dead
EMBER
Bones ache. Like cracked ice. Cold. Rattle. Rattle. Rattle. Stench chokes. What ... oh. Iron. Rust. Wet? No. No. Blood. Sticky. On hands. Face. Teeth.
Alive. Still.
So, breathe.
Breathe.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Don't be afraid, sprite. It does you no good and it makes you stupid. Swallow
