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It's probably just the nit pick in me speaking, but this sentence bothered me a bit. I'd personally get rid of "that surrounded me". If you do that, it's already implied that she's surrounded by them, and I can't explain why, but the wording you had felt like there was a better way to say it but you chose this way instead... I hope you get what I'm trying to say.
This sentence goes on a little too long. Make the "and red curtains.... my face" part it's own sentence, getting rid of the comma and the "and". So it will be "Red curtains danced... my face". That'll work nicely.
I know she went through a door, but you don't say she did. She "exited the room". So when you say "other doors" the "other" feels unnecessary since in the reader's mind, there are no other doors but those three.
First, it's "colored" not "coloured". Next, change "wall sconces" to just "sconces" since you mention they're on the wall later. It lowers repetition. Also, add in these hyphens "the red-wine-colored walls". I think you may have another like this, but I can't remember... Anyway, as a side note, not many people know what a sconce is. I personally thought you were talking of the sconces of castle times, where they held torches. Then I google imaged it. Now I know it is used in modern-time lighting as well (unless you did mean torches, in which case you should make it more apparent). Now, my point is that since not many people know for sure what it is, you should add some description to it to make it obvious it's a light fixture. This is something you should do with most things anyway. Moving on.
No comma after "blue". Change "appose" to "opposed"
In first person the repetition of words like "I" or "my" are always a danger, so as the Author you must limit them wherever possible. Although this particular part isn't that bad of repetition, you should change "my breath" to "a breath". It also feels a little less clumsy for some reason.
You mean "abundance" not "abundant".
I think you should mention where the books actually are. I know, I know. Shelves, duh. But still, you should mention it.
Whirred: to make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"
That's an online dictionary excerpt. I think you meant "I whirled around". If she was whirring, she may be weirder than I thought...
This is the first time she's seen him since the attack, so of course it's her first time noticing the bandages since they weren't there before. Get rid of "And for the first time,". Everything else you can keep.
You mean "began" not "begun".
Just for your own use in the future, these windows are called floor-to-ceiling windows.
He stood at them? You mean stared?
Didn't she basically already tell him that, though? In the next draft, I'd go back and have a defining feature on her that could be brought up, like a scar, a tattoo (nothing big and nasty, though. Probably subtle), or something else.
What's a "hast"?
Overal, once again, it was great! But there are a few more things I want to go over.
1) When she woke up in this strange house and was wandering through it, you may have mentioned once that her heart was thumping, but you didn't present any of her thoughts. What was she thinking at these times? There wasn't much confusion. She just got up and started wandering. Also, why would the exiting staircase be within one of the children's rooms? It seems like odd placement.
2) Ronnie was a little too taken with this boy. I can understand some feelings, but she was a mess. Tone it down some. When her attraction to him is so obvious, it makes whatever relationship there is down the road less enjoyable. You can give hints in her behavior and can mention her heart thumping and whatnot, but you just took it a little far for me.
Otherwise, I enjoyed this once again. Good job! Can't wait for the next part!