Right here, right now

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I am here. This is happening. My body seems to be paralysed. My eyes won't open.

Fear. Dread. Terror.

I'm in a hospital. I'm struggling to breathe. I can hear doctors surrounding me.

Will I die? What's happening to me?

These were the questions I want answered.

I can hear them speak. I can hear them move. I can hear them whisper.

My ears and my brain are functioning. The rest of my body isn't.

I want to scream. I want to cry out and let them know I'm here.

But I can't.

What's happening?

I'm afraid. I'm alone inside my head. I may be dying, I don't know.

"It has to be done now."
"We can't. It"s too soon."
"If we leave it any longer she'll die."
"But we don't know the situation well enough."
"There's no time for that."
"What about the outcomes."
"Let's just hope..."

It doesn't take a genius to put the pieces together.

They're going to operate on me.

And I'm awake.

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