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Awake and alive

I awoke , unaware of my surroundings ,my brittle body aching with every thought of movement . The building was as still as the night sky , with not an ounce of noise . Did something happen ?As I creped off my bed ( which felt like I had lay on a plank of wood )into the unsympathetic air which . I could feel my bones shaking with fury .Had I been left here ? Surely not . Right ?

Walking had never felt so lonely .Each foot that dragged behind me felt like a volcanic eruption . Corridors were defaced .Rubble now created the floor I trampled along . People seemed to vanish .I had a theory that the hospital beds had swallowed them up but I suddenly became aware that wasn't the case when I came across , what could only be , the remainders of a decapitated body .Their pale skin shimmered in the dim ceiling lights , I approached it as cautiously as possible and did an act of both bravery and stupidity , I poked the lifeless limb . Nothing .I gulped at what I was witnessing and as I looked towards an extravagant set of doors -that's when- I realised I wasn't the only nomadic soul but as the strangers silhouette came closer , I felt like a victim being hunted down by a criminal.

My feet began a rhythm and before I knew what was happening , I was running . Running for safety . Running for hope .Leaves flew into the air ( and followed my direction ). Chasing me ... Warning me to stop -but I didn't listen . Abruptly my frantic feet came to a jolt ! Decaying flowers and dust infected my nostrils , making my lungs feel as delicate as a daisy petal . My surroundings became a blur of rose streams . It must be the morphine ? It must have caused me to hallucinate .

Allowing my eyes to focus , I threw my body to the floor effortlessly and before I knew it my surroundings had transformed into a haven .

Swiftly , I was disturbed by the chug of a distant cars engine but as I gently came back to hells atmosphere - and reality kicked in - I became aware , it wasn't so distant ...My inactive hands scurried for the kerb ...In the split seconds I had, before the ocean car went crashing through the opposing building and my legs (which were as slow as the passing seconds )shifted to safety ,I made it to my desired destiny just in time !

Instantly i inspected the now smoking car . Smoke fumes clouded my vision . I became cold at the thought of death being around this car door - that stood proudly shielding whatever it has protected so precisely for what could have been a matter of hours or days.It was an abomination , an act against human rights and most of all it was a murder . A cold hearted murder . My head was a ticking time bomb filled with empathy and hatred ! I gently backed away , into a house just outside my previous traumatic experience, I just had to get away and frankly I didn't care where to . Just minutes had passed before I met with the nameless figure from the hospital , despite all my efforts to casually face her (as i now knew from her significantly high pitched voice ) , she forcefully grabbed my head and jerked it back . As she did this I saw the glisten of a knife like a star in the sky (but this wasn't as pretty) . The frozen metal came in contact with the frail skin protecting my veins and she told me "it's all your fault ". I was a victim who had been hunted .