Amnesia

Jiro was furious when Natsuo closed the door as he left. He pressed a shaking hand on his chest, trying to calm his hammering heartbeat after that emotional outburst.

In the late hours of yesterday evening, Jiro felt someone's light touch on his chest. His eyelids felt glued together and his muscles were painfully tense. The first thing he thought of was that he was thirsty. His throat was so dry and his body felt lifeless.

Then someone forced his right eye open and pointed the brightest light towards his pupil, then into the other eye. The sounds of people speaking around him started to intensify, and he could catch a few words despite them talking so quickly.

After that, things started to happen fast - tests, scans, treatments. By the next morning, he was able to keep his eyes open and even managed to take a sip of water.