You can. If I were you, I would try to use your character inner thoughts to try and start it off. You can do that by using italics. Here's an example:
(Based on a different show, Riverdale. I'm using the last sentence from your story to show you how it would work)
(...) I tried getting my arm free from underneath the bed. As I pulled, I was able to get my hand out. I was appalled, but grateful.
<em>How did that happen? </em>Betty thought to herself as she shook her head.
I hope you undertood that and that it helps.
 
        
             
        
        
        
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The function of the commas in this sentance is to seperate the thoughts, one being "Isn't it fanciful notion that any adult could actually understand teenager's mind?" and "As our parents always said"
Parenthesis could be used instead of the commas.
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The literal meaning or the definition of a word. It is usually mistaken with connotations, finding the meaning associated with the word or phrase and how it makes the reader feel (deep analysis + the effect).
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
they all equal bad
Explanation: all of these are bad words they all mean problems of some sort
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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totter~move in a feeble or unsteady way.
trickle~(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.
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