The Empty Truth

♡ Nora ♡

I woke up to the sound of beeping.

At first, I thought it was part of a dream. One of those strange dreams where everything feels distant and foggy, where sounds come and go like waves. But then the smell hit me.

Sterile. Sharp. Bitter.

Hospitals always smelled like this.

My eyelids felt heavy, like someone had glued them shut. When I finally managed to open them, the light stabbed straig