I come back to consciousness in pieces.
Voices first, muffled, urgent, and overlapping.
"Runze, can you hear me?"
"Should we call an ambulance?"
"Give him space, let him breathe..."
Then pain. Dull throb at the back of my skull where it hit something hard, the floor, probably.
I open my eyes.
Three faces hover above me. Father looking uncomfortable, Mother pale and tight-lipped, Feifei with tears tracking down her cheeks.
"Oh thank god." Feifei's voice cracks with relief. "You're awake."
I try to sit up. The room spins violently and I have to close my eyes again.
"Don't move yet." Mother's hand presses my shoulder down. "You fainted, just stay still for a moment."
"...How long was I out?"
"Maybe thirty seconds." Father glances at his watch. "You fell down hard and hit the table on the way."
That explains the headache.
Feifei is already pulling out her phone. "I'm calling a doctor."
"No, I'm fine..."
