Cracked Up

Connor

Its so white. Everything is so white. Its blinding and annoying. So fucking pristine.

The smell of antiseptic fills the air and seems to choke me. I cough and wheeze for a bit, then ease back into the hard hospital pillow.

How did I even get here?

Right. I blacked out again. Coma? I don't think so. But I do remember radiating a lot of heat, which can't be good.

How did I get here? Car. Bus? Tess. No?

Right.

Ace.

Tess is here too. Of course she's here. She has always been there. Why stop now?

Maybe Seth's here too. I hope he isn't.

Is Ace still here?

Is that even his name? I think Tess addressed him as Ace once. Maybe when I was slipping in and out of consciousness.

The boy with the chilling gray eyes. Ace.

The boy that saved me twice. Ace.

The boy that.

The boy.

Boy.

Ace.