Where am I? I thought. I could feel a mattress beneath me and warm sheets on top of me. I slowly opened my eyes. There was a boy in front of me, and as my vision cleared I could see a scar on his left eye. My eyes widened, and I screamed. I tried to move, to run, but my body wouldn't cooperate. The boy held me down with one arm, anyway. An elderly man ran into the room.
"Prince Zuko! What's going on?" he inquired.
"She won't calm down!" He was now struggling to hold me down. I swiped at his face, but only brushed his cheek. The old man walked over to the bed.
"Calm down, child!" he said. I could tell he was trying to be kind, but I ignored him. I smacked the boy on his hand, making him let go of me, and I jumped out of bed. Screaming, I ran out the door and down the hall. Wind whipped my face as I ran onto a deck. I could hear water rushing, and the stomp of feet. The boy was catching up to me, but I was trapped by water. The boy ran towards me, and I backed away.
"Wh-Who are you?" I stammered. "What d-do you want w-with m-me?"
"We found you in the ocean!" he screamed, so fiercely that a tear trickled down my face. "We saved your life! You would've drowned!" By this time, small rivers of tears were flowing down my face. I shivered and hugged myself as the boy yelled at me. The old man stepped onto the deck.
"Prince Zuko! Stop yelling! Can you not see that your guest is upset?" The boy looked at me. His expression softened when he saw my tears and my terrified expression.
"Sorry…" he mumbled. I nodded, too shaken to speak. My head was pounding, and I felt queasy. Clutching my head, I sank to my knees. The world around me began to spin until it was all a big blur, and I laid on the ground, shivering. I heard the thud of the boy's boots as he ran towards me. I could only hear parts of sentences. "Is… okay?" came the boy's voice.
"…..don't know…. her…. bed," said the old man. I blacked out.