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[color=chocolate][h2][center]Day One[/center][/h2][/color]

Raya’s eyes slowly came open with the sensation of sand scratching her retinas and throat. Parts of her felt like they were on fire, where others were simply numb and she had to cough but found it hard to draw in air.  An unpleasant feeling sat in the muscles of her entire body and at first the world she saw with tearing eyes didn’t make sense. Grass was growing from the sky and everything was tainted an unnatural shade of green or blue, or maybe grey.

 Her heart thumped harder, trying to provide enough oxygen for explanations. Soon everything received a very simple answer. She was lying on her back with her limbs twisted in all sorts of awkward positions and her bag had somehow ended up pressing down on her chest. Picking herself up slowly, the woman could feel there had been something digging into her back. Sand and sticks rained down her shoulders as her head assumed the position nature had intended. Feeling too dizzy to walk just yet, she tried to remember the events of the recent past. 

And came up blank. There was nothing, absolutely nothing. In fact, she should have been in class right now… And it should be about four in the afternoon…. shouldn’t it? Class… maths… the dreaded test…. 

Then what was this? Raya cautiously turned her stiff head to inspect the surroundings. Barren land all around, the gloom of dusk or dawn barely outlining some trees in the distance. No roads around, no electricity poles, no light pollution from a nearby city. 

[i]Did someone assault me and leave me for dead?[/i] Fear crept into her heart as she gingerly looked down at her clothes for signs of a struggle. Nothing. Then what the heck was she doing in the middle of this wasteland…?

Confused and trying to keep the fear at bay, Raya turned around to see what had caused the stabbing  in her back. And she froze. 

It was a hand. A human hand…. 

Nausea and panic were quick to flood her system and she staggered backwards, only to bump into… another body. 

“Oh God….” She whispered breathlessly, realising there were a few others scattered around. All completely motionless. “No…no, that can’t be. It can’t be--!” She chocked and desperately started shaking the person nearest to her. 

[i]Please be alive![/i]