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My head pounded

Here I was

I’ve been given a second chance

I wasn’t so rotten that I deserved to die; wasn’t so evil toto waste it

I would use this new life to fix all iven

"H--how l--long?"

Doctor Louille ran a hand over his ery for three hours and asleep for three days in intensive care Your vitals were finally strong enough to wean you off the sedative and let nature take its course"

Three days?

Three fucking days!

Shit, what about Nila?

My heart clanged out of control An exorbitant a e of the bed Pain be da bullet wound be dao"

Louille slaainst the ? I just told you you were lucky You trying to ruin that luck?"

I struggled, seeing a clock ticking closer to Nila’s death everywhere I looked

Nila!

Three days!

What had they done to her in that tio!"

"No chance in hell, buddy You’reintome in place "Calm down or I’ll restrain you You want that?"

I froze, breath wheezing in and out My stoy disappeared A wash of sickness almost made me vomit Oh, fuck The rooo "The nausea will pass It’s the morphine Just lie still and you’ll be okay"

All I could think about was Nila and the fact I’d abandoned her

Fuck!