Insanity

Chapter 5 ~ Reaction

An excruciating pain woke me up in an instant. My body jerked and convoulsed violently, my arms thrashed around in their shackles. It felt like my entire body was on fire and I was burning alive. Muscles in my neck tensed up as my face was contorted into an image of horror. As my body threw itself around I was hopless, my stomach and chest moved violently as I attempted to breathe. I screamed for help with what was left of my breath as the fits became worse. Three henchmen burst into the room, a scientist trawling behind.

"Restrain him now! We need a bed, and the serum! Hurry!!" The scientist screamed as he saw me.

Two of the men rushed out as the other held my body down to limit the convulsions. They quickly returned with a vial of dull yellow liquid and what looked like a hospital bed on wheels. I felt my stomach heave and wretch as I began to cough up thick crimson blood onto the damp floor. The scientist fumbled in panic with the needle, on the third attempt, he managed to put some of the serum into the syringe. Quickly, he rushed over to my side, I knew he was trying to help. With all my strength I managed to keep my neck still so he could plunge the apparatus into my veins. Almost immediately my body stopped its movement, my arms fell limp in the chains as one of the henchmen caught me.

My vision became blurry as I felt my body relax, the scientist undid the rusted iron restraints and the henchman picked up my body like it was an infant. Gently they placed me into the soft bed and pulled the covers over my shivering body. As I lay there and looked at my pale limbs in the light, I saw the dried blood that covered the sores all over me leave marks on the clean sheets.

Click

The brakes of the bed where pushed off and I was wheeled out of the chamber. My blurred perception of the world slowly became darker as I fell into a deep state of unconsciousness on the warm bed as my still violently shivering body was taken away by the doctor.

Beep.... beep.... beep....

The distinctive sound of a heart monitor echoed around the curtained off space. My body was still weak and I couldn't move, but as I looked around the area I saw various medical supplies. A few IV drips hung from a metal stand and their tubes fed into various needles in my still bloody arm. What the fuck, why are they taking care of me? Thoughts like this ran through my mind as boredom took over.

Then a satin white gloved hand silently reached round the curtain and pulled it open.

It was him.