C15 A broken Beginning

Lila awoke to an unfamiliar ceiling, her body heavy and sore. She blinked slowly, her gaze settling on the dim, cracked plaster above. Shadows clung to the corners of the room, casting eerie shapes across the walls. Each movement sent a dull ache radiating through her body, and it took her a moment to push through the grogginess clouding her thoughts. A thin