The sound of water splashing in the shower mixed with Lara's soft humming as she washed herself. I lay completely still on the messy bed, naked, staring up at the ceiling without moving. My body felt heavy and drained.
"What is even happening around me…?" I thought to myself. The room was quiet now except for the shower sounds. I was dead tired even though it was still morning. This job paid really well, but it was soul-draining. Days like this made me wonder how much longer I could keep doing it.
My mind kept going back to Aeri. I could still picture her falling to the ground unconscious that day. Now she was lying in the hospital bed with IV lines in her arm, and the nurse had called saying she had finally opened her eyes. But instead of being there with her, I was stuck here in this brothel room.
"What should I do now?" I muttered quietly to myself and let out a long, tired sigh.
*Clack*
