The quicksand slowly engulfed the car, then swallowed Steve's body.
Just as he thought death was near, he heard voices.
"Quick! Pull him out!"
"Hurry! Someone's trapped in quicksand!"
Steve's consciousness grew hazy. He couldn't tell if the voices were real or hallucinations.
When he woke again, he found himself on a hospital bed with an IV drip in his left arm.
Blinking groggily, he was stunned to see Addison walking past with a bowl of soup.
Steve was sure he was dying because this had to be a deathbed hallucination.
Members of the archaeological institute team had found him while he was trapped in the quicksand during their expedition. They pulled him out and brought him back to their base for treatment.
Though letting an outsider in risked exposing secrets, they couldn't leave
