Distant Love
By: Joshua Gardynik (falcon)
Chapter 1: Broken Pieces
When Eliza regained consciousness, she immediately wished she hadn't. Groaning softly, she tried opening her eyes—and shut them again instantly. A light, almost as blinding as the one she'd seen before, was greeting her. Keeping her eyes closed, she felt around. Cool grass, and moist soil surprised her. I'm on Earth? That didn't seem to make sense at all. I'm dead? That made more sense to her, but didn't seem any more correct. She tried to roll over and had to bite her tongue to stifle a yelp as her right side shot a jolt of pain through her body. She lay still on her back, panting slightly, concentrating on ignoring the pain.