Chapter 0 - Prologue (2/2)

“Se-young.”

Who is that?

An unfamiliar woman’s face came into view.

“Are you awake? It’s your aunt.”

My… Aunt…? The one who married and moved overseas…?

I couldn’t think straight. The more I gained awareness, the more pain I felt surge from every inch of my body. I didn’t even have enough strength to swallow the stagnant saliva in my mouth. Can you imagine that type of feeling? I couldn’t find the energy to open my mouth and speak. Every breath in and out of my nose was like a stab in the neck and a punch to the chest.

*Wheeze*

As the pain flared, doctors and nurses swarmed in, and the doctors called other doctors and the nurses called other nurses. The pain only eased after eight repeated injections. The sweet numbness came at the price of clarity as my consciousness faded once again.

“Sir… is Se-young going to wake up again?”

“I administered a sedative. He’s fine.“

“But he just woke up. And now he’s out of it again.”

“Please don’t worry. He’s going to be ok. Didn’t I tell you he would wake up today?”

“I’m sorry. It’s just that, he was in a coma for nine months, so it’s been worries piled on more worries…”

What?

Coma?

My vision was fading, but my heart began to feel a pounding sensation.

… Nine months?

…For nine months?

However, my mind had already departed from the station of consciousness and slipped quietly into the darkness.