Monica’s eyes fluttered open, and she was met with an unfamiliar ceiling. She was disoriented, and for a moment, she thought she was having a bad dream. But as she sat up and looked around, she realised that she was in a room she had never seen before. Panic set in, and she jumped out of bed, her heart racing.
She frantically scanned the room, searching for a way out. But before she could make a move, a calm and gentle voice stopped her in her tracks.
“Monica, don’t worry. You’re safe.”
Monica’s body froze, and she didn’t dare look back. She knew that voice. It was a voice that she thought she would never hear again. A voice that she thought was silenced forever.
But it couldn’t be. It was impossible. Monica’s mind was racing with thoughts and memories. She remembered the parking lot,
