A plant-based near-death experience
Raymond heard distant voices. It seemed there were several people having conversations in a nearby room. It almost sounded like a bar except without any music. Maybe it was a crowded restaurant but he could not hear any silverware nor clinking of glasses. Was it some kind of meeting room? Although there were voices Raymond could not make out any words. The conversations seemed jovial and pleasant. There was occasional laughter.
Very slowly, Raymond opened his eyes.
He blinked and blinked. He raised his right arm to rub his eyes and that is when he noticed that there was something stuck in his arm. It was a tube. Rubbing his eyes and blinking several more times, Raymond realized that he was in a hospital.
What happened?
The voices were not a dream. He could still hear them now that he was awake. They seemed to be coming from the other side of the door to his hospital room.
Raymond tried to sit up in his bed but found that he did not have the strength to do so. He realized that he was heavily drugged and could barely even feel his body. Without moving his head he looked up at the ceiling of the hospital room.
And that is when the door to his hospital room opened. The din of distant voices grew…
