Chapter 97 – Effort

Nick woke up.

...

He just stared at the ceiling.

…

He didn't think.

After several minutes, his eyes moved to the side, to the clock in his room.

Five a.m.

Considering that he went to bed at something like six p.m., he slept for something like eleven hours.

Nick wasn't sure if he had ever slept for this long.

'I don't want to work,' Nick thought.

'I just want to keep lying here.'

'I just want to…'

'…'

'I don't know.'

'I don't know what I want.'

The past day shot through Nick's mind.

As soon as Nick remembered what happened the last two days, his jaw clenched, and he felt a dark hole opening up in his chest.

Nick turned over and tried to distract his mind from yesterday's memories.

Suddenly, Nick shot up from his bed, his eyes wide.

"Horua!" he shouted.

Nick stood up and quickly changed his clothing.