Chapter 9
Arik woke, confused and disoriented. The only things that were clear to him were the eardrum-bursting beats from the heavy metal rock band Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and the fact that he had a pounding headache. Visions of monsters and alien creatures crawling on the bed messed with his head. He knew the images were side effects of the drugs, whatever they were pumping into him at the moment. But the music was loud and all too real.
As he pulled up the sheet to cover his ears, he saw Grace’s face hovering over him with a gentle smile. “There you are! How are you feeling?”
“Can you turn that music down?”
She frowned. “What music? There isn’t any music. You’re in a hospital.”
Then he was fully awake. The music vanished, and the quietness returned to the room and to his mind. He gl
