Locked In Amber Ch. 01
Many thanks to Rileyworks for his edits... ~Alkymist ****** Amber awoke, her eyes gradually blinking open. Her mouth felt dry and gummy; a wrinkle from the pillow had left a painful crease in her cheek. She was hot, and her head felt foggy and sluggish as she struggled to make sense of her disorientation. She felt out of sync, like a dubbed movie where the words don't quite match the lips of the actors. As her consciousness slowly came online, she pushed herself upright and pulled her brown hair out of her eyes. At that point, she abruptly realized she was laying on an unrecognized bed. Further, she was only wearing her underwear. She tried to recall where she was and why she was practically nude, but her normally quick mind felt like it was trudging through mud. She didn't have a boyfriend and definitely wasn't the type for a one-night stand. Plus, as she tried to focus on the previous evening, she found a pounding headache, but nothing else--it was a complete blank. The