C26 NOTHING LIKE

“It's better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you’re not.”

Andre Gide.

Antonio’s POV

I slowly open my eyes, grogginess clouding my mind. Memories flood back: the club, gunfire, pain. I try to sit up, but a sharp sting shoots through my arm.

“Easy, Sir Antonio,” Dr. Elio's gentle voice says.

I focus on the speaker, my personal doctor.

“Oh Elio, you’re here?” I said