CHAPTER SIXTEEN

THE DOCTOR came in with his team of nurses and he reassured me and also explained the procedures of the surgery. I shook my head as he spoke but I could only understand half of what he was saying. I felt a prick in my arm and was told by a nurse to count to hundred. My eyelids dropped and I became unconscious before getting to fifty. I woke up later and noticed no one was in the room with me. I tried to rub my eyes but my arm was heavily bandage, so was my tummy, thighs and neck when I tried to sit upright. I pressed the button for the nurse and a female nurse came in seconds later.

"How are you feeling?" the nurse asked.

"Fine, can I have a glass of water?" I mumbled. My throat was dry and scratchy.

"Sure." She went over to the table and poured water from a glass, she added a straw and I took several sips.

"How long have I been out?"

"Not too long, I'll get the doctor."