"Umm!" She moaned as her eyes struggled to open, feeling like a lead weighed them down.
It was hard to wake up when she knew she hardly had sufficient sleep. She had kept waking up in the middle of the night when nurses or doctors came in to check on her son's condition.
She could not help but jerk awake whenever she heard an alarming beeping sound or felt a slight movement, fearing that her worse nightmare had finally come true.
Nevertheless, exhaustion had finally collected its toll in the wee hours of the morning, as her body finally succumbed to a dreamless sleep while slumped on the edge of her son's bed.
She did not even mind her current state, not caring about her uncomfortable position as she slightly drooled on the white linens.
"Put those over there."
"Careful, we don't want to disturb them."
Unfamiliar voices resonated around her. Whispers seemed to reach her ears. Was that just another part of her dream?
