A year with my kidnapper

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Since being kidnapped Ember's body and senses have been on high alert. With her body being in a constant state of life or death it had reached its limit. This has resulted in a major panic attack, worst than Ember has had previously or that Beatrix has ever seen. 

When Ember fell to the ground in the office, she felt her body going numb and everything sounded like she was underwater. Only what she looked like was different, her body started seizing and convulsing with her foaming at the mouth. Seeing this she was rushed to the infirmary and was treated by the family doctor. As per the doctor's advice, Mr. Markus contacted a psychiatrist and a more specialized doctor that was nearby from the connections he had.

For hours on end, Ember would go in and out of consciousness. When awake she would start screaming and crying before throwing up violently and then passing out. Unfortunately for the two doctors that were treating her there was nothing they could do during the times that she was awake. As she would fight anyone who was around or who touched her. This was because she couldn't see anyone, her eyes were clouded over. 

Due to her body being in survival mode consequently, Ember has been trapped within her own body. Forced to relive those terrifying memories again and again.

Ember stayed like this for a day in a half. Having episodes every few hours where she would wake up screaming before throwing up and passing out. This happened so often that the doctors could predict and track when Ember would wake up. This was to keep an eye on her in case she started hurting herself during the episodes. 

While unconscious Ember would break out in cold sweats and then be shaking when awake. Something the doctors started noticing was Ember mumbling in her sleep saying something along the lines of "Be" or "Beatrix".

After being rushed to the infirmary only the doctors that were treating her were allowed to be around until she was fully conscious. Not wanting anyone or anything to cause her state to worsen or prolong it.

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"Come on Be! We're almost there!" I yelled toward Beatrix who was behind me. Holding hands we came closer and closer to this wooden door that had light coming from behind it. Opening it we step through.

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When I first woke up, I noticed I was in a bed. The sheets against my skin were light but rough to the touch meaning they were most likely hospital sheets. What I noticed next was my body. It felt like gravity was 10X heavier, as though an elephant was sitting on my entire body. My vision was blurred really badly and everything felt as though it was in slow motion. I kept blinking until my vision came into focus which took several thousand tries. I could see but my hearing was still muffled similar to a person who had been next to a bomb when it blew up. As my hearing cleared up that was the exact moment my stomach decided to empty all of its contents. With violent and body-racking coughs everything came out. Turning over to one of the bedsides I saw a trash can there which helped as I wasn't able to move much.

"She's awake!" I heard a woman yell as the sounds of wheels turned toward me. A hand wiped my forehead "That's it let it out" When I couldn't get any more out I leaned back

"Sit her up," a male voice said from the other side of me. The head of the bed where I was laying lifted up as I was rolled onto my back and sat up.

"Can you drink?" the woman asked pushing a paper cup to my lips. Suspicious I tried to move my head away from the cup "It's just water, see" She brought the cup up to her lips as she took a sip. The man that was on the other side readjusted my head so it was in the middle of the bed. As the woman brought the cup to my lips I tried to lean forward but could only slightly move my neck forward and not my upper body. The woman helped me by putting the cup to my lips and tilting it so the water would go down my throat without me doing much. Tasting that it was water I eagerly started drinking it with me almost drinking the whole cup. The woman took the cup away "Let's see if that stays down" sitting the cup on the table next to me