The room was dark.Not completely dark, just enough for the shadows to swallow everything except the faint rays of sunlight struggling through the curtains.Pat lay curled beneath the duvet.His face was pale.His breathing was uneven.Every few minutes, a violent cough tore through his chest, leaving his body trembling afterward.His fever had gotten worse.Much worse.The heat burning beneath his skin made him ache all over, while the chills beneath the blanket refused to leave him alone.He felt miserable.Hot.Cold.Heavy.Even lifting a finger felt exhausting.Things were getting out of hand.Yet he was too weak to do anything about it.Pat slowly turned onto his side.A painful groan escaped his lips as he reached for his phone from the bedside table.His fingers trembled.His vision blurred.The screen illuminated his pale face.Without thinking, he opened his contacts.Tee.His thumb hovered over the name.Almost immediately, images of Tee flashed through his mind.Tee forcing
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