Escape ( BWAM )

Where am I ? Who are you ??

It's frightening. What's going on with me ?

Shayla's pov~

I'm in pain, the burning feeling that's coursing throughout my body. It's hurts so bad. It feels like my bones are being broken, slowly being put back together. And my brain felt like it was rewiring itself. If that makes any sense.

Am I dying ? I hoped it wasn't so. Even though my life's not great. I still wanted to live. I want to do all things that my family told me that I shouldn't. I was practically closed off from the world in which was not only my husband's fault for being so controlling.

It was my fault for letting it happen. It was me being stupid to fact that I couldn't leave the marriage, I've tried very hard to make it work. I was weak, let everyone take advantage of me from my mother to my husband. I thought that I was getting away from the constant judgment, controlling type of individual.

I jumped from one bad relationship to another. Thinking I'd have peace, didn't have to worry.

My husband was good in the beginning. But not long after things turned sour. I should've known since he was someone who was introduced to me by my mother.

Birds of a feather flock together. The saying goes, in this instant it's totally true. He was not changing so I decided to leave. But the current thing that's going on is causing me to second guess. And who knows wherever I am. It'll be the same outcome.

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As I berate myself, I started to hear this chanting. It was something that I've never heard but also it was familiar.

The pain began to lessen but also something different was happening. My head went from white hot pain into an feeling of sinking slowly into what felt like sand. Then to free falling with my limbs dangling as my body pummeled down farther towards something.

This feeling felt like it was lasting forever. Until I stopped at a halt on a gasp then like an feather slowly was being laid back into my body.

My eyes open, I saw a woman I haven't laid eyes on a day in my life. I tried to move, my body wasn't registering.

" Take it easy now girl. You just been through an ordeal. Lay back, get some rest, " the woman said sternly.

And I must've give an look. Because she just stared right back at me. Like that quick second of anger didn't phase her at all. Then she went rising from the bed so I could be in an sitting position. She then turned around, sashayed across the room. To a table, I began hear clanking and stirring. And the sound of liquid being poured, she turned back around with a small bowl in hand.

As she was walking over to me, I thought of what could be in that bowl. Was even for me ? I didn't eat much today because my stomach felt pretty empty. I was surprised it was protesting as of right now.

" Okay. Drink this. It'll get that stank poison that our ol' enemy gave you. Drink it all or be experiencing what you did earlier. And we don't want that now. Do we hon ? " she explained now standing in front of me pushing the bowl into my hands.

I reached out even my arms and hands were shaking a bit. I took hold of the bowl trying very careful not to spill any of it's contents. I looked down at the blackish brown liquid. And it reminded of something unmentionable, I felt nausea coming on. I didn't want to drink whatever this was.

" What is this ? " I asked my voice thick with hoarseness.

" All I'm gonna say that it's an herbal medicine. Passed down from generation to generation. It's all good. Just don't calmly sip it. Gulp it in one fell swoop. "

I looked down at one more time. Thinking that I didn't know this woman. She could be the enemy herself. It could be poisonous. It smelled bad so bad smell equals bad taste in my book.

" Girl. Drink the damn medicine before I have to force feed you. Because if you don't you'll be no help to any of us around here. And I'm trying stop it before it happens ! " the woman yelled at me like she was somebody's mama.

I wanted to be defiant but the look in her eyes told me. That she meant business. So I raised the bowl to my mouth, began to drink it.

" This is nasty, " I said under my breath, continued to the liquidly grainy medicinal drink. Once finished I shoved the bowl back at her.

" An thanks would have sufficed. You're truly ungrateful, " the woman said taking the bowl, going over to a sink located on the far left of the room.

Speaking of rooms, I just now noticed where I was. A quick sweep of the room told me I was in some sort of clinic or sickbay type room. I knew I was on a hospital bed, there were like eight to ten lined up against two opposite walls.

And I was posted on the right side of the room. I looked around the place, didn't see anyone else being treated. It was just me and that woman obviously cleaning up with clinking and the sound of running water being turned on and off.

" Where am I ? And why am I here ? " I asked truly wanting to know.

And then the woman walk back over to me. She sat down on the bed across from me. On my right side. She then crossed her arms, stared at me. And spoke...

" Don't worry you're still at the DDS headquarters. And I believe I already explained it to you. You were poisoned, I preformed life saving magic, gave you some medicinal medicine. And..." as she was about to say something else the door flew open.

And several males walked in. I saw it was Jisoo, Jordan, Kiet, Miguel and last but not less Mr. Grumpy pants himself.

Jisoo's brother. But I forgot his name.

" You're finally awake. If it's alright. I need to talk to you, the guys are just mediators to help with things I have no knowledge on. But can explained it to you. They are also here because they were worried, " Jisoo told me with a smile on his face that went from light hearted to an more serious one as he sat on my bed.  

I hope everyone is doing alright. I had my ups and downs aka boredom, etc. I'm praying for us all 🙏🙏🙏