DELAYED AWAKENING

For twenty years, Dr. Cole Evans has watched over a woman who never woke up.

In a city where cryogenic sleep has become a commercial commodity, Cole protects a quiet promise: to watch over Zoi O’Connell, whose sleep was meant to last until a cure could be found. But when a wave of unexplained pod malfunctions begins spreading across the city, the fragile order of their world starts to unravel.

As Cole and his colleague, Astrid, uncover inconsistencies in official records, they are drawn into a mystery far more complex than a series of technical failures.

Amidst the hum of a fractured society, Cole’s life in the greenhouse dome remains his only anchor. But when Zoi’s eyes finally open after twenty years of silence, her awakening brings questions that the city has spent decades trying to bury.

A slow-burn story of love, hidden truths, and the thin line between salvation and a waking nightmare.

This story is written in my native language and translated with the assistance of AI tools for accessibility. While AI helps with the translation and grammar, the story, world-building, and characters are entirely my own creative work.