Chapter 22. Unseen

The pungent smell of drugs and antiseptics came wafting into my nose holes. I grimaced in irritation at the sickening smell, shaking my head to ward it off.

My eyelids slowly lifted to reveal an unfamiliar environment flooded with bright, almost blinding lights. It took some time before my eyes could accommodate the light. 

Looking around, I could see the walls of the room were painted white too. It didn’t take me long to realize that I was in a hospital. The only sounds heard in the room were the beeping of the heart monitor and other medical machines I was one way or the other hooked to. I could also hear some distinct voices and footsteps as people walked around.

Groaning, I twisted around on the bed and tried to sit up on the bed. My body felt so weak and sore like I had fallen off a cliff but somehow, miraculously managed to make it alive. But then, I couldn’t sit up properly because my left wrist was cuffed to the bed frame.

“Fuck…” I muttered in frustrat