I don't bite, I nibble.

I don't bite, I nibble. chapter 4

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Something was off… something was missing… it was like whatever was missing was behind a wall that was right in front of me. I felt tired but at the same time I felt so hungry. My body was empty and I felt like I could eat a horse, literally.

My body felt nonexistent… actually I couldn't feel anything of me. Was I asleep? I didn't feel asleep. My conscious was awake… but it felt like I was in a state between waking up and being asleep.

It felt so peaceful and calm. Calm… something… something about that word seemed weird… calm…

My body jerked and a sensation ran down my spine erupting goose bumps across every inch of me alerting me of my body. I could finally feel my extremities. My toes and fingers curled before I rotated my ankles.

My mind and body felt like I was in a haze. Like a boat slowly gliding through still water. Each second that passed I became more aware of my body and surroundings.

The first sound I heard was this very faint beeping noise that was 56 seconds apart. My breathing has been short and sharp but now it was smoothing out and becoming deeper. My upper body felt oddly weird like a chunk was missing but it was beginning to fade.

I noticed that I couldn't feel the temperature around me. I could tell that I wore a simple gown that didn't cover the back since I could feel my butt and back against the bed I laid on.

Out of curiosity I began twitching parts of my face. My nose, lips, eyebrows, eyes… they were all mobile. I slowly tensed every muscle I could to make sure I could. I tried a few times to see if I could sit but I couldn't.

As I tensed I noticed a few things; one I had a needle in my left arm and the heart monitor was connected to my left pointer finger, two the faint beep of my heart echoed showing I was in a small room, and three the last memory I had was dying.

My eyes flew open and my lips parted as air rushed down my throat. Sitting up my chest heaved back and forth as I gasped down air. Even though I was breathing perfectly fine it felt as if I haven’t breathed fresh air in days.

My eyes shut due to the bright white walls around me. Sliding my hand up I pulled the IV from my arm and let it fall to the ground. Pulling the heart monitor to me I shut it off and pulled the thing off my finger.

I was waking up very quickly. My eyes snapped open when I heard a clicking noise. My mind went into panic mode and I grabbed the IV ripping the needle from the hose and tied it in a not before hiding the needle behind my ear.

Look up I instantly saw a metal door between two white walls. The metal door clicked one more time before it slowly slid open. It opened more and a woman stepped in with two men behind her. They looked like guards but they held no weapons but the woman was different from the two men.

“You woke up quicker than expected.” She stated in a strict professional voice.

Tilting my head from the side I slid from the bed and took a step towards her. The guards took a step and I was surprised to see their lips pull back as they growled at me!

“Its fine, she is just curious.” The woman stated without taking her eyes from me.

Taking another step towards her I leaned in and sniffed, “You…” I started and took a few slow steps halfway around her. Leaning towards the guys I sniffed them then sniffed her again. I went back to my spot looking at her, “You smell like dusty old air.” My lips turned up in a small smile but her expression didn't change at the insult.

She was an inch taller than me but she also wore 3 inch black heels and a tan pencil skirt with a suit jacket. She was slender but it looked like she held more knowledge then physical power. She had to be around 40 years old; she had crow’s feet and faded laugh lines.