Jiwon opened his eyes. A white light almost blinded him. Blinking several times, he registered his surrounding.
His head was heavily bandaged and a sharp pain ran through his brain. His arms were in a sling and one of his legs was plastered. Looking around, he realized he was in a hospital.
Why am I here? He thought. Suddenly the memories came pouring into his head. Flashes of the incident ran through his mind. The truck. The flashlights. Ms. Sohee's still body on the ground…
Jiwon jolted up but his body writhed in pain. Crying out loud in agony, Jiwon fell back.
"ARGHHH!" he screamed as pain shot through his body. His grandfather rushed in with a doctor and nurse.
"Jiwon!" he cried. Jiwon was trying to get up once again but his wretched body was not complying.
"Grandfather!" he tugged onto to the old man's shirt. "Grandfather! Where is Ms. Sohee and the President? Are they alright? Are they here? Where are they?"
"Jiwon…"
