Chapter 17
Sunday 18 January 2032
Maise’s eyes started to feel less heavy and she forced them to open. Consciousness was slowly returning. Still drowsy, she became aware of a sharp stabbing pain in her right side and instinctively looked down at the source of the pain. Her vision was blurred but she could just about make out a deep cut above her right hip, maybe six or seven centimetres long, with blood seeping from the wound. That’s when it truly started hurting. Until then she had been aware of the presence of pain but not its intensity.
She lifted her head, shaking it in an attempt to bring more life to her senses. Now her vision was clearing she could see her surroundings more clearly. She could see several large diameter heavy-duty water pipes in front of her. Most were painted bri
