The soft rumbles of rain and the annoying sound of the medical machines attached to her with endless tubes were the only things Monika could hear. She tried to focus on these, instead of her own thoughts, but the task was proving to be impossible. The sedatives had numbed her senses helping her not to feel her own body, but that did not stop her from thinking about her son.
"Leo" - she whispered under her breath, her eyes filled with tears while pain pierced her heart.
"Calm down, please, madam. Your heart rate is going up, again" - a nurse appeared out of nowhere.
"My...son" - she repeated, but the nurse didn't seem to even notice her speak
"Monika? Is she up" - she could immediately recognize the terrible, familiar voice, but at least here he could not hurt her.
"Your wife is do
