2022-04-25 21:34:51The next day, Josias wakes up in another room that he has never been in before. So he is even startled and narrows his eyes, scrutinizing the place. The walls were plastered and painted light blue. The window was varnished and the linen curtains were cleaner than a cloud. He tried his body on the sheets and the soft, fragrant blanket.
Where was he, on a farm or in a hotel?
Josias tried to get up, but he still felt a horrible pain in his hips and back. He had probably broken some bone, and being in a stranger's house is not going to fix that.
"Hello?" he tries calling out to someone.
The door opens and a sweet girl with no vanities enters, ready to attend to him.
"Good morning, sir. Did you sleep well?"
"Where am I?" Josias asks anxiously.
"My name is Katherine." She replies looking down, "My father brought you in to help you recover."
"Well, I'm certainly not fully recovered." Josias grumbles, "I am feeling a very strong pain i
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