Empire of Shadows

After dinner tonight, I inexplicably started having acute diarrhea and felt completely weak. The emergency room at the hospital was packed, and I couldn't get seen.

I bought some antibiotics, and the diarrhea has improved slightly, but my stomach is still very uncomfortable, and I'm still feeling weak.

I can only write a little bit at a time. There's no way I'll meet the minimum word count now. I'll just write as much as I can.