★Time to shine★

~CHAPTER 75~

My eyelids, heavy as lead, slowly pilled open and the darkness remained. The paralysis still gripping my body.

A testament of that syringe that is administered into me every three hours, making my body strong as a rock.

Someone was near me, I could feel it as a presence loomed over me.

Cold fingers wrapped around my wrists, and I felt myself being lifted off the bed. My head lolled backward, helpless to resist, as I was drawn into the unknown.

The only sound was the soft movement of the bed as I was picked up.

My stiff head fell into the person's chest and the scent of tobacco, rich and earthy, wafted up, mingling with a clean aroma of freshly shaved skin.

A strong, manly perfume hits me hard, filling my nostrils. The combination was unmistakable, a unique signature that I knew all too well but couldn't quite place it.