23 - Claiming

"That event was four days ago. You've been sleeping for that long."

The guard said that without much thought.

And hearing him—

"..."

I just went silent.

I couldn't believe I was out for that long.

Tap- tap- tap—

I kept walking, a bit dumbfounded.

'Why do I still feel sleepy, though?'

I asked myself internally.

I'm still zoning out a bit because of my headache.

...

...

...

After a few more minutes of walking—

Tap—

The guard and I arrived at our destination.

"We're here, kid."

The guard seemed pretty chill now after recognizing me.

"Mhm."

I just nodded as he opened the metal-bar gate.

Creak—

I didn't even wait for his instructions. As soon as I saw the gate open—

Tap—

I walked in silently without a word.

My head still hurts. I just want to rest.

"Huh? Erm... okay, I'll leave you then."