Stunned, I stared at the door. I didn't know if what had happened was a dream or reality.

Just then, Lauren entered with a bag of items. "You must be hungry, so I bought you food. You should have some now. You've slept for so long."

I asked her groggily, "Did someone visit just now?"

She looked at me, puzzled. "No one came. You were sleeping so soundly, so I went to get you food."

I closed my eyes to calm myself. It seemed I was disoriented. Those who visited had already gone home, so I wondered who else it could be. I chuckled and struggled to sit up. Then, I accepted the towel Lauren handed me and wiped my hands.

I said, "I slept for so long that I still feel tired."

Lauren set the food by the hospital bed and said, "That riot scared me. The car was about to overturn, but the bodyguards and the cops arrived. It would’ve been disastrous if they arrived even a second later."

"You saw it too?" I asked, still shaken.

"The whole nation saw it." She glanced at me. "The live coverag