Slowly, her eyes fluttered open. The strong smell of drugs hit her nostrils with a force, making her unable to breathe for a moment.

She couldn’t feel her whole body. It was weak, and she felt stuck in one place. Voices whispered in the space, filtering into her ears.

Where was she?

Kim tried to get a glimpse, to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Drugs. Doctors. Stethoscope. And the awful smell of medicine.

She was in the hospital.

“She’s awake.”

She heard a voice, shrill ...