She sat up abruptly, overwhelmed with shock, her mouth agape.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps approached, and the door was flung open. The lights came on, illuminating the entire room.
"Ella, are you okay?" Brianna rushed in, her face full of concern and anxiety. She quickly came to the bedside and gently touched Ella's forehead.
Looking at Brianna's delicate face, Ella was filled with confusion. Wasn't she poisoned and thrown into the sea?
The sensation of suffocation still lingered, haunting her heart.
Facing Brianna's feigned concern, Ella's emotions surged, but she managed to suppress them, trembling as she said, "I... I just had a nightmare."
She glanced around the familiar room, everything felt so real, but she knew this wasn't just a simple dream.
Brianna pretended to check Ella's forehead. "Ella, you seem to have a fever. I'll call the doctor."
