Chapter 10. Consciousness

It’s so hot…

My eyes are burning…

I can’t breathe…

Somebody please…help me!

R! Reiner…

“R!”

What just happened? It’s so dark, I can’t see anything…

…

Reiner got up from where he was seated close to her bed immediately when he heard his name being called. His eyes widened in shock as he stared down at Natalia who was stirring as if waking from a deep slumber. Not making a sound to announce his presence, Reiner reached for the button close to her bed and pressed it to call the nurse.

Natalia continued to stir and mumble his name softly as if she was desperately calling for him. However, Reiner has decided against revealing his presence to her so that she could focus on her recovery. It had been almost two full days since he had been watching over Natalia in the hospital. He was overjoyed that she had finally regained consciousness.

The door opened and a nurse quickly came into the room and gestured for him to