Chapter 58 : For Her

Nick The incessant beeping wouldn't stop. It was like a nightmare. I kept feeling around, trying to turn the damn thing off. I grabbed around but didn't find my nightstand. Instead, there was a cold, metal bar and then emptiness. What the hell? I opened my eyes to realize I wasn't in my room, or even in my own home. No, I was hooked up to a machine in a hospital. How did I even get here? Was I dead? No, duh, of course I wasn't dead. They didn't take dead people and hook them up to machines at the hospital. Unless this was hell. There was a very good chance it was hell. "You're awake," I heard a voice say sweetly. If I were in hell, this voice certainly wouldn't be here. She was an angel. If I was dead, this was a weird introduction to heaven. "Nick," she said more firmly. "Can you hear me?" Simone. Of course. Hers was the sweetest voice I could ever hope to hear. "Yeah," I said, realizing my throat was incredibly sore. When was the last time I said anything? "What hap