Cannibal January

Destruction brings creation

Meili tried to open her eyes.. the lights above her were almost blinding.. she was cold.. very cold.. she could only hear a loud ringing in her ears and the beating of her own heart.. she could eventually hear the sound of her breathing.. her voice was croaky, and she could feel phlegm building up in her throat.. she wanted to cough, she wanted to see, she wanted to hear, but what she really wanted was to know what was going on.. what had happened? Her senses were only starting to adjust, but she still couldn't move.. She knew for a fact she was in a hospital.. she could recognise the sound of beeping beside her.. she was fully prepared to see her body barely in tact when she could move.. she waited to see bandages, a fully body cast.. anything that would signal a disaster to her health.. but when she could finally move and see herself, she was fine.. only a few bandages to cover up minor wounds.. she searched for that recognisable button that would call a nurse to enter her room, and once she found it, she pushed it.

After a minute, a nurse finally entered her room. "What happened." Meili asked firmly and almost immediately. "Miss Vang, your home and health were destroyed in the explosion." The nurse answered. "What explosion? I must've been knocked unconscious, because I can't remember what happened to me or my home." Meili answered. "Here." The nurse handed her the newspaper that sat on the table beside the bed. Meili flicked through it.. it reported an explosion with an unknown cause.. it was speculated to be a bomb. Meili read even further and the paragraph she was looking for. "Mansion of CEO Miss Vang has been destroyed in the tragedy. Fortunately, Vang was taken to a hospital immediately after her body was found in the wreckage. The fire brigade were collectively relieved to find that Vang was still alive and not fatally wounded. Another body found in the wreckage has been identified as Cain Smith, an employee of Vang. She was also still alive but unfortunately was also unconscious and suffered severe injuries which included a broken left leg wrist." As much as Vang had loved having Cain as a friend and employee, she had mixed feelings about her still being alive..

She then took notice of the TV on the wall in front of her, then picked up the remote from the table and turned it on. Every news channel was discussing the tragedy, and a few of them were discussing how Meili was still alive, but her home was destroyed. As much as Meili lived her job and position as an extremely upper class woman, she was exhausted to see so many reporters blurting out her name..