Allowed to Untie

His voice penetrated my senses. Pain thundered through my skull and echoed in my ears, and it sounded like he was calling me from far away. But he wasn't. He was right beside me. In fact, we were handcuffed together. I put my free hand over my hair. There was blood in it. Head injuries always look more serious than they really are. I could be lying in a pool of blood. I squinted my eyes and looked around. The light was gray and my vision was blurry.