It's Alright To Be Afraid

(Arata)

Heaviness clouded my mind and eyes. My eyelids seemed to have been made of lead. With difficulty, I opened them slowly, and the bright light of the room almost hurt my eyes. 

Where was I?

"Hey! You are awake. How are you feeling?" A sweet female voice welcomed me and my eyes focused on the nurse in her navy blue scrubs.

I was in a hospital, not anymore in that fucking elevator. The smell of phenyl and disinfectants was heavy in the air. 

She held a warm smile which widened at my answer. 

"Drugged, did you guys fill my head with iron bearings?"

"No, ma'am, just some antibiotics and relaxation meds," she replied kindly. 

I glanced around and found myself hooked on an IV. My hands had been bandaged. 

"There is someone here to see you. I will send them in." Picking up the steel tray, she retreated, and my thoughts wandered back to that elevator. 

That man, who was he? 

Did Karsten find and rescue me?