I tried to swallow but couldn’t because my throat was so dry. And my body ached. My arms and legs were sore, and my head felt like there was a guy in there with a jackhammer.
I couldn’t remember what had happened, where I was or even who I was, but for some reason everything was dark. Then I realized my eyes were closed and opened them. It wasn’t easy because they were stuck together with gunk.
I was lying on a bed with a metal frame around it . There were four other beds in the room - all empty. A window ran along one wall and outside the sun was shining brightly. I realized it must have been the sun shining on my face that woke me.
I moved my arm to pull back the bedsheets and felt a sharp pain in my elbow. When I looked down I saw a drip was inserted there, connected to a bag of flui
