It was dark.
In the darkness, I couldn't feel a single thing.
But I was still conscious of the darkness around me.
In a weird sense, it felt comforting.
It felt...
Natural.
It was as if I was part of the darkness and the darkness was part of me.
But that darkness didn't last for long.
Beep! Beep—!
A gentle beeping called to me from beyond the black, like a metronome tapping at the edge of sleep.
I didn't want to leave the darkness, but this wasn't a choice I could make.
Something twitched.
Was it my eyelids?
"....."
As I opened my eyes, a bright light flooded my vision, leaving me momentarily dazed.
The first thing I saw was a white ceiling.
Alongside the ceiling was the same rhythmic beeping sound.
It was annoying.
Be— Beep!
But as I turned my head, I finally realized what it was.
It was an electrocardiogram
'I'm at a hospital?'
"Hm."
Slowly sitting up, I couldn't suppress a groan as I clutched my head.
It hurt...