When the first rays of morning sunlight filtered through the window and spilled across the pristine white sheets, a delicate golden glow washed over the entire hospital room. The young man in the bed seemed to sense the warmth, and his tightly closed eyelids twitched slightly.
Next, his heavy eyelids began to lift slowly, as if he were exerting a tremendous effort just to force open a tiny crack.
Yet he quickly shut them again, pretending he had never woken up at all.
Chapter 54