Chapter 10 I Can Make It

• I realised I wasn't dreaming when my stepdad came into my line of sight. "Oh my God!" I exclaimed, bolting upright from the fluffy pillows on the bed and leaning against the headboard in shock to really see my stepdad. I tried to move my hands, only to realise they were tied to the headboard. I wondered how long I had been asleep.
• I struggled to free myself, jerking my wrists and legs, but realised they were restrained by leather cuffs attached to the bed frame. All four of my limbs were secured to the four corners of the bedpost, spreading me out like an eagle.
• "You kidnapped me!" I exclaimed, accusing him without thinking. “But we had an accident; I saw you. You were bleeding." I tried to recall the details, but then I remembered about my mom.