Chapter 34: Outburst

EMILY:

I groaned lightly as all I felt was bad and heavy pain around my forehead. I tried to stand up, but I couldn't. When my vision became clear again, my eyes met with the figure of a man on the other side of the room with his back turned on me.

He had not noticed I was awake, and it seemed his mind was rather occupied with something else.

When I groaned loudly, he immediately turned around and faced me.

"Hey, hey, are you alright?"

I didn't reply to him. He helped me sit upright on the bed, and when I was finally able to see his face properly, I recognized him as the policeman who had helped me earlier.

"Thanks…"

"It's fine. Are you alright?"

I nodded my head in return, and when he let go of my hand, he sat down close to me. "How long have I been out?"

"It's just 4 hours. You almost got into an accident, but you're safe now. I'm in no position to ask you what happened, so I'll leave you to rest."

He rose to his feet, but as he was about to walk away, I held his hand back. "I hav