St. Maria Hospital.
Luther seemed to have had a really long dream in which many things happened, entangled and complicated, but really when he woke up, his mind was blank, completely unable to remember the contents of the dream.
The dazzling golden sunlight shone in through the slits in the snow-white blinds.
The light was so bright that it was hard to open his eyes. It took him a long time to get used to it before he finally reluctantly opened his dark eyes and looked around.
The unfamiliar environment, the pure white hue, the simple Scandinavian decor, the bedside infusion apparatus with the bottle being attached to his arm, feeding an IV into his body. A few thin metal wires were attached to his chest, connected to a heart rate monitor on the side.
Luther sat up and unplugged the cable from his chest, and at once, the monitor on the side emitted a "drip" alarm.
What's going on, why was he in the hospital?
Moreover, it was as if his brain had been emptied, and there was a hollow feeling in his body and mind, as if something important had been taken away from him and he didn't know it.
The alarm was connected to the nurse's desk. Soon, doctors and nurses arrived in an emergency.
They pushed through the door, followed by an anxious-looking Jacqueline.
When Jacqueline entered the VIP room and saw Luther waking up, she rushed forward excitedly and held Luther's hand, "Luther, you're finally awake. I just went to the doctor's office to sit for a while, and I didn't expect you to wake up. That's wonderful, thank God!"
The doctor gave Luther a brief examination and said, "Madam, don't worry, Mr. Warner's body has fully recovered and his heart and lung functions are normal."
"But he said he couldn't remember why he was in a coma?" Jacqueline said sharply.
"Madam, I mentioned to you before that there would be such a possibility. Mr. Warner received a serious punch to the brain and an injury to the frontal lobe, so it is entirely possible if there is a transient memory loss. It's just that the human brain circuitry is the most complex, and no one can predict how much of his memory he would lose and when he would get it back." The doctor patiently explained.
"Mr. Warner, if you have a bad headache, you don't have to force yourself to think. Get well first and let nature take its course. Maybe one day your memory will suddenly return. You can't rush it." The doctor advised.
As the pain in Luther's head eased a little, he looked up and asked Jacqueline, "What the hell is going on? Why am I here?"
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