RODRIGUEZ

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               Everything was blurry, and I heard vague voices. Someone shook me, so I knew that someone was at my rescue. My vision and hearing were slightly better. That's when I recognized the voices. Someone had wrapped a bandage around my head. I slowly turned my head toward the blurry faces outside the shattered window.

               "Tod?" I felt my eyes were crossed-eyed, so I blinked a couple of times. I could then see Tod, along with Ruth.

               "Yes, it's me. Help is coming, don't worry," he assured me. Tod tried to open the door, but it was jammed.

               "Tod, we should wait for help to arrive," Ruth told him. I was confused. Why are they here? How did they find me? I stared at them blankly.

               "Rodriguez, can you talk?" Ruth asked. "Say something."

               "There's only one question that needs to be answered," I looked around me, then back at them. "What happened?"

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