Chapter 16
Thailand
When I opened my eyes, I was lying on a bed in a hut. The Thai was next to me drinking a bottle of sato, a typical Thai rice liqueur. I always told him it was the same as the Japanese sake and he always got angry saying it was very different and much better. The fact is that there he was, next to me, drinking.
“David, I see that you are awake.”
“Awake? How long have I been sleeping?” I said still confused.
“Not a lot. A couple of hours. Not that you were sleeping, you were rather half gone ─he looked at me with sarcasm─. Here, drink some water. You could use it.”
“What happened to me?”
“A lot of heat, a lot of physical activity, a lot of stress and little hydration. You fainted just a couple of meters from the helicopter. While two of your companions took you as
