Chapter 9

Serena's POV:

I was sleeping, but an annoying sound kept bothering me, like a drop of water in a still river. I frowned and opened my eyes in annoyance. I suddenly looked up at the gray ceiling, the pungent smell of disinfectant, and the four walls were cold white.

When I wanted to raise my hand, I found a transparent rope at my wrist; inside, precise drops of water dripped down. I suddenly understood, so the sound I heard during my coma was seawater entering my body.

"Are you awake?" A sweet voice caught my attention.

I tilted my head to see a young girl with a round face and clear eyes like an angel; her clothes were white like an angel's. The pale yellow sunlight shining from the window frame fell on her back like a halo; with just one more pair of wings, I would have believed she was an angel coming to take me away.

The girl looked at me and smiled gently.

I muttered like an idiot. 'Is that an angel? I'm dead, so the angel came to pick me up, right?'

But I realized I was still ali