One-Eyed Ghoul
"We must start organ transplantation as soon as possible!" The voice of a man with a deep voice echoed hoarsely through the dark space.
"But sir. This is too risky!" A woman's voice said in a worried tone as if warning him.
The voices continued to be heard in a muffled voice inside the dark space for a while longer.
These voices did not sound familiar to me.
For some reason, my body was starting to feel weird.
I thought I was still in the dark zone, not knowing if my eyes were open or closed. As my eyes slowly opened, almost newborn sunlight reflected into my eyes.
My eyes, trying to open, closed back as they noticed the sunlight.
As I tried to move, my body only moved a few centimeters, as if restrained. I turned my vision to my body to understand what was going on. A belt on my hands and feet was bound by a handcuff.
No matter how hard I tried to free my hands and feet, it was in vain.
Even though I was confused about what was going on, it was not pleasant to wake up in such a situation.
*Sssssshhht*
I turned my head in the direction of the sound as I heard the sound of a sliding door opening. A few drops of sweat dripping from my forehead reached my chin.
A middle-aged man in a doctor's coat and glasses, almost bald, came in with a file in his hand.
"Kaneki-kun? You're awake." He was adjusting his glasses as he took his eyes off his file and looked at me.
"Where am I?"
"Haha, don't worry Kaneki-kun. You are in the hospital." He replied as he placed the file in his hand on a table.
"What happened to me?" I kept asking one question after another.
"A few days ago, you were found injured at a construction site." As the doctor finished his sentence, memories of that day flashed before my eyes.
"Do you know what happened there? Do you remember something?" The doctor asked as he folded his arms.
I shook my head in the negative direction.
The events of that day were only blurred in my mind. I couldn't remember anything properly.
"How long have I been unconscious?" I asked while looking at the cuffs to which my arms and feet were tied.
"You were, in a coma for only 3 days. Also, you don't have to worry. It's just procedural." He replied as he understood that I was looking at the handcuffs I was looking at while answering my question.
"If I remember correctly, a young boy named Hide came to your visit without interruption. It was like you had a family member who cared about your situation." The doctor said while opening the file for review.
"Hide?" I was surprised to hear that Hide was here too.
Sigh…
I have a feeling it would be very difficult to tell Hide what was going on.
"When can I leave?" I asked as the Doctor continued to review his file.
"Now that I've reviewed your file and checked your status, you can leave with peace of mind after the final tests." The doctor replied, closing the file and smiling.
He stood up from his chair to leave the room and said a few more words before leaving.
"If you need anything, don't forget to dial the number on the phone next to you." After making eye contact with me one last time, the doctor walked up to the door to leave the room.
*Ssssssshht*
After hearing the sliding door open and close again, I focused my vision on the slightly opened window to my right.
Bird sounds, chirping and car exhaust sounds could be heard very close and clearly.
Later in the day~
After a lot of tests, I was finally discharged.
When I got my phone and other personal items, I checked the phone by opening it.
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↳ Missed call: Hide
↳ Missed call: Hide
↳ Missed call: Hide
↳ You Have One Message!
↳ Missed call: Hide
↳ Missed call: Hide
...
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I felt a strange feeling in my chest when I saw that Hide had called dozens of times.
When I saw a message coming, out of curiosity, I opened the message and sat on one of the benches in the garden of the Hospital to read it more easily.
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[Messages]
↳ Hide: Kaneki, I don't know where you are and what you are doing right now, but when you pick up your phone, I want you to call me directly. There are things we need to talk to you about. Note: EMERGENCY!
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When I saw Hide's message, I started to wonder more about what was going on. Now I hesitated for a while as I didn't know if my call was correct.
When I was about to hit the search button, my fingers couldn't go any farther.
After I hung up the phone and placed it in my pants pocket, my journey home began.
As I approached the house, when I entered a nearby market, a strange and rotten smell permeated my nose.
Uıggh!
When I entered the shop with a disgusting expression, the cashier noticed me.
"Is there a problem, lad?" He was looking at me with a surprised expression.
"Excuse me, sorry." After apologizing, I quickly left the shop. When I reached the nearest corner I could find, I took out what was inside my up stomach.
*Grllurrrrpp* *Ahhem!!* *Ahhhemm!* *Huff* *Huff*
When I vomited completely, I felt a little more relaxed. After I wiped the saliva dripping from my mouth with the back of my arm, I had no desire to go back to the Shop.
I continued towards the house.
In a few minutes.
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
When I finally got to the house, I quickly climbed the stairs and walked all the way to my apartment, and there was a bag and a note left right in front of the door.
As I got closer to the bag, it was almost the same as when I entered the Market, but weaker.
Keeping the bag away from my nose, I took the note on it, dropped the bag back on the floor, opened the note and started reading.
"Kaneki, according to the information I received from the Doctor, you have been discharged. There's obviously a reason you didn't call me. I look forward to your recovery and return to school as soon as possible. Sincerely, Hide."
After gently folding the note back, I took the key from my trouser pocket and inserted it into the hole, and opened the door to the apartment.
After I went inside, I left the bag directly on the kitchen counters without turning on any lights. To turn on the TV, I reached for the remote on the sofa and after pressing the on button, I waited for a while for the TV to turn on.
When the television was turned on, a television program that I watched the last day was playing.
I was listening to the TV as I made my way to the bathroom to wash my hands and face.
"Sir, what do you think of the Ghouls?"
"Huh? They are no different than monsters who only know how to eat humans."
"Well, are the Ghouls living beyond the borders the same?"
"In my eyes, all Ghouls are the same."
"Many of our audience are wondering this question, How does a person find out they are a Ghoul?"
"Haha, that's definitely a good question. If a person suffers from a strange and inexhaustible feeling of hunger and begins to detest the smell of all food. I tell him to stay off the streets and the CCG. Otherwise, you will all end up like the others." After listening to all the man said, I started to feel my heart beating very fast under the fountain.
Feeling of hunger?
D-Disgusted?
As my hands began to shake, my heart beat faster than ever before.
As I lifted my head and looked in the mirror, I came across a shocking truth.
Hundreds of sweat drops could be seen running down my forehead. Also, my left eye was black and red. My eyelids were full of cracks.
*Hıgghh* *Hıgghh*
When I started to have difficulty breathing, I started to squeeze my left chest with my right hand.
What's going on with me?
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Author's Note: Dear friends, there has been an event that most of the readers of the chapter could not understand, and I would like to clarify it.
Kaneki Ken (Alan Gonzales) hasn't completely lost his memory. As a result of his accident, his memory remembers incorrect information. Now put yourself in Alan's shoes. You were injured with severe pain and fell into a coma. How would you feel when you woke up? Likewise, when he wakes up, his memory presents him with false information. Don't worry this is temporary.