Chapter 68

My eyelids feel heavy, my throat is dry and the incessant beeping of a machine makes me want to wake up.

I open my eyes and the first thing I see is the white color of the walls of the place where I am. I look to the side and realize that the sound is coming from the heart rate monitor to which I am connected.

Damn, I need water.

Just as I'm trying to pull myself up from the stretcher I'm lying on, I notice how the door to the room opens and a young woman in a nurse's uniform enters, and when she sees me, gives me a smile.

"I see you're awake," she says, approaching me.

"I'm thirsty," I reply with difficulty.

"Well, I'll give you some water," he says, taking the jar sitting on the small table.

"I can," I say when I see her bring the container to my mouth.

"I know, but I'm going to help you," she says to finally give me a drink of the liquid that cools my throat.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome," she replies, giving me a kind smile.

"Can I ask you...how long have I been here?"

"Not long,