Chapter 74. Strange Things?

LENA

I woke up in the hospital. I adjusted myself in bed and tried to stand up, but I didn't have the strength to get up. I felt too tired.

I had a nightmare. I dreamt that Zed and I had escaped from the hospital, and the police arrested him for kidnapping. Dean and Carla were in my dream. She played the role of the villain, and Dean played the role of the fool. And I played the role of the victim suffering injustices. I felt relief because the dream was over, but I realized it was never just a dream. Everything I saw happened.

That meant Zed was behind bars, and I was a prisoner of Dean and Carla. I knew I would have to fight to get out of here. My escape wouldn't be easy. I had nowhere to go.

My parents opened the door to my room.

"Lena! You're awake!" my mother said. She walked towards me and hugged me. I hadn't felt my mother's hug for months because we had distanced ourselves. I felt the maternal warmth that allow