Chapter 15. A Promise

Layla’s POV

I woke up to the blindingly bright light and the awfully loud ringing sound. My vision was blurry and disoriented. I tried to sit up when I felt an arm pushing me back.

I looked to my right and saw a man sitting there. My sight was still blurry, so I blinked quickly so I could see properly. I was shocked to see that same man staring back at me.

I looked around the room that had white walls and a beeping machine at my left. There were also bags of IV fluids that were drained into me by several tubes and an oxygen mask on my face.

The man had stood up and left as I still tried to understand what was going on. Less than a minute later, he returned with a doctor in tow.

The doctor checked my heartbeat and the pulse monitor before saying. “She’s stable now. She just needs to finish these drips, and she’s good to go.” The doctor said.

The man sighed in relief and came to sit by me when the doctor had left the room.

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