UNDER THE DON'S COMMAND

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Her eyelids twitched and Slowly, she forced her eye

ver the steering wheel, bl

e raw but it sounded distant,

she opened her eyes this time, t

hed above her and a

s this

she struggled to sit up, b

h her confusion "How

n a white coat stood by her, administering somet

Rosa rasped,

e's m

t away. Instead, her gaze flicked briefly to Rosa and then back t

flatly "I have been a

nd her hand instinctively went to her h

ficient as she gently removed Rosa's han

ced around, the room was massive, stretching farther than she could make out. Large windows

flooded her senses, but i

th every breath. "Where is my mom?" she rep

aked open and a maid entered, Rosa barely

ifting to the maid and back to Rosa. "You're

eated, her voice t

ra no

be... I can't be here!" she screa

a, then to the maid who st

here is she?

o see my mom." Tear

om didn't survi

Mira

vy blow, she gasped "No...no.. no, t

fixed on Rosa's and the s

he maid's voice cut

med, her hands f

d rip away the pain. "You're

reaching out in an attempt to calm

y jerked away

orce she didn't know she had. Dr. Mira stumbled b

a shaking finger at Dr. Mira, her voice rising wit

e snapped. "Enough. Your mom is already d

thoughts, she pulled the drip needle from her hand and threw her le

take another st

r wrist. "Where the

m," Rosa said, her ey

with cold amusement. "Go then,"

ste a second.

for the door handle, the maid stepped in her way, her

ard, her hands trembling with the urge to shove the maid

ass. Don't

ed, stepping aside slowly,

down the hall.Her pulse raced in her ears, her breath shallow a

at what lay beyond. There was no land, no familiar sight-just water, stretchi

back, her l

e collapsed to

Tears flooded

ey spilled dow

rs, snapping her back to reality. Her head shot u

them, her expression

had to get away-she couldn't stay here. She repeated the words t

he blue sea, her feet

e whispered again, her le

d her shoulder, wrenching her back. She gasped, twisting

ipped as she

sa's pulse quickened. "Let go of me!" her v

osa could react, she felt the sharp prick

eavy and unresponsive. Her body slumped, and