Alexander slowly opened his eyes, immediately seeing the grey screen of a helmet over them. But when he tried lifting his arms to take the helmet off, two things happened in quick succession.
The first thing that happened was him noticing that his arms felt like they weighed a ton and were sore.
'It figures. I've been lying on here unmoving for a few days.'
But immediately following these thoughts, a violent burning sensation coming from his back assaulted his mind.
"Argh! What the fuck!"
The nurse at the entrance of the room, stationed there for when he woke up, heard the scream and rushed into the room.
"Mister Leduc, please don't move. You need to stay as still as possible. I will inject some pain meds so the burning sensation goes away."
She expertly grabbed a syringe from the cabinet near the bed, taking the plastic cap off in a swift motion. She then pricked the needle into the designated insert spot on the IV tubes.
