Chapter 86

• Kelley’s eyelids fluttered and he blinked a few times before the ceiling came into focus. He tried to swallow and felt the nausea rising. Kelley’s hand rose to his face and he felt the tube going down his nose. Instinctively, he gagged and pulled the adhesive band from his nose.
• He started pulling slowly and swallowed the nausea down. The tube seemed never ending and when the last bit popped out of his nose, he gagged again. The beeping noise was low in his ears but irritatingly there. Kelley turned to look at it with a frown and then he switched the machine off.
• He ripped the patches off his chest and stumbled to the bathroom. His hand was against the wall because his balance was up to shit. He felt weak and slightly disoriented. Something was trailing on the floor behind him and he felt for the light switch and stepped back as his reflection appeared in the mirror.