Waking Up

The sound of beeping. . . The strong smell of chemicals and medicine. . . A red wall. . . Sore body. . . Hard bed. . .

He Xinyan slowly blinked her eyes open, taking her about a minute before she was finally able to fully open them. 

The bright light shone into the room through the curtains. At once, she felt the burning pain in her head, and it almost felt like her head was splitting open. He Xinyan closed her eyes again for what felt like a second.

A second later, she opened them again. However, this time, there was no more light anymore. The world outside seemed to be dark, and this made He Xinyan wonder how long she had actually slept for.

Was it really only a second? Or had she unknowingly slept for half a day already?

The pain in her head was still there, but she felt that it was a little better. Or maybe it wasn't, but her body was just more used to it now.