Female Novel
Chapter 1041
Instantly, the noise outside receded to a dull hum, and I stared blankly at him in the dark for a while.
He did not say anything, just hugged me and just patted me gently on the back, lulling me to sleepwith peace of mind.
I was already exhausted so it didn't take long for me to fall asleep. I slept through the night.
When I woke up the next day, it was bright outside the tent. It had rained all night that even themorning sun looked wet and humid.
I looked around instinctively checking that there was no one else around. For a brief moment, I feltdazed.
That man came and went without a single trace. If it weren't for the ear plugs in my ears, I wouldhave thought last night was a hallucination!
I had a bit of a headache. Try as I might, I couldn't find the energy to leave the tent. Naomi came inand saw me lying down with my eyes opened.
Concerned, she asked, "What's wrong? You're not feeling well?"
I shook my head and regretted it immediately, "My head... hurts!" I managed to croak out. My throatwas terribly hoarse.
Oh no! I thought. I might be having a fever.
Hearing that my voice, she frowned and put her hands on my forehead. She said in surprise, "Whyis your head so hot? You must be having a fever."
Then, she went out. I could hear her telling the others, "Let's hurry up and pack up. We need to goto Asherton. Arianna has a fever. She is burning up!"
I wanted to say something, to tell them not to fuss but my throat hurt so much that I just gave up.
Hendrix came into the tent. His gaze was dark as he glanced at me. Putting his hand on myforehead, he frowned and said, "You have a fever!"
Naomi followed behind him and said, "Mr. Roberts, why don't you take her to the base of themountain. There is a clinic over there. She needs a doctor"
Hendrix nodded and picked me up. I had a massive migraine pounding through my head. I knewthat it was useless to argue with them, so I didn't protest.
Hendrix and I went straight to the base of the mountain, followed by the others behind.
My terrible migraine did not subside. After a while, I fell into unconsciousness and went back tosleep. It felt like my whole body was floating.
As I drifted in and out of consciousness, nightmares plagued me. Nothing I did could wake me upfrom them.
In my delirious state, I thought I saw a person standing next to me. It was Hendrix. I wanted toreach out to hold him, but I couldn't reach him no matter how hard It tried.
In my dreams, after trying a few times, I broke down. My emotions were all over the place and Istarted to cry.
I felt someone holding me and talking to me, but I couldn't make out what was said.novelbin
I felt like I was wrapped in cotton, stuck behind the glass. The feeling of being unable tocommunicate with the outside world was dreadful. After several times, I found that I could not openmy mouth, much less speak, so I gave up.
After that, I began to fall deeper into my dreams. Terrible dreams, beautiful dreams, and vaguedreams, as if I was going through all of them at once.
Some scenes and emotions felt so real I could taste them. I couldn't tell what was a dream and whatwas reality.
I didn't know how much time passed. When I opened my eyes again, I saw four white wallssurrounding me. It was a hospital ward.
As I tried to gather my scattered thoughts, I realized my throat was dry and painful. I needed water.
But my body refused to move. Every shift made soreness radiate throughout my joints.
"She's awake, Arianna is awake!" Naomi's familiar voice could be heard.
She ran to my bedside, held me, and said with excitement and relief, "God, you finally woke up. Youalmost scared me to death!"
I tried to speak, but I couldn't utter a single word. All I could do was point at the glass of water.