Betrayal: A Delphi Group Novella

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Painfully, the man opened his eyes to inky darkness. He blinked twice in the hope of seeing more, but there wasn’t enough light to illumine his surroundings.

Where am I?

It was a simple question but one for which he had no answer. His memory was an empty slate, and even his senses had little to report. The only thing he knew for sure was that he was on his back, his head tilted to the left. Sheets covered his chest, and a soft mattress supported his body.

As he lay there, his eyes adjusted to the gloom, and details began to emerge. The outline of a dull gray rail appeared a few inches away. I’m on a gurney. His gaze shifted upward, and he noted a window a foot above the rail. The blinds were closed tightly, but the lack of light coming through the slats indicated it was night.

Who am I?

It was an even more basic question than the first, and yet strangely he didn’t have an answer. Was it possible to exist and yet not know who he was? Was he suffering from amnesia? He shuddered at the thought.

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