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Behind
her
was
a
TV,
with
McEnroe
and
Borg
playing
a
match
on
it.

"Mr.
Olsen,
can
you
hear
me?"
The
woman
asked
.
"Are
you
awake?"
I
nodded
my
head.
The
woman
smiled.
"Thank
God
!
I
will
get
Dr.
Erlander."
Then
she
was
gone.
I
was
confused.
I
found
myself
in
bed,
lying
down,
with
tubes
coming
out
of
my
forearms
and
leading
to
some
bottles.
A
drip?
Forget
my
dream,
I
was
in
a
nightmare!
The
woman
then
returned.
She
looked
like
a
nurse.

She
was
with
a
man,
who
spoke
to
me
in
soft
tones.

"Can
you
talk,
Mr.
Olsen?"

"January
15,"
the
woman
replied.
"What
year?"
"1981."
But...but
then,
what
I
saw
on
TV
was
true!
Borg
and
McEnroe
were
at
Madison
Square
Garden
in
New
York!
It
was
the
year-end
Masters,
which
was
actually
played
at
the
beginning
of
each
year.

Reality?
What
is
reality?
"Mr.
Olsen,
on
5
July
you
had
a
heart
attack
and
remained
in
coma
for
more
than
six
months.
It
will
take
time,
but
you
will
recover."
On
July
5?
The
day
of
the
Wimbledon
final,
of
course!
I
had
my
heart
attack
right
when
McEnroe
won
the
fourth
set
tie-break.

So
who
won
this
match?

I
opened
my
mouth
but
no
sound
came
out.
The
doctor
quickly
said:
"Do
not
push
yourself,
that's
okay.
Do
not
worry,
the
worst
is
over."
I
did
not
understand.
The
worst?
What
was
happening?
Then
I
focused
on
the
electronic
clock
on
the
wall.
It
was
not
the
time
that
shocked
me,
but
the
date.

With
superhuman
effort,
I
whispered
:
"What
day
is
today?"

As
far
as
I
know,
I'm
barely
alive.
Another
attack
would
be
fatal.
Tomorrow
.
I'll
ask
him
tomorrow
.
For
now
I
prefer
not
to
know.