The past remains

Chapter 7

I wake up and see a bright light flashing in my face. I look around and see nothing but darkness and the outline of the figure holding the light. I struggle to move and quickly realize that i'm stuck. I look down and see thick ropes around my arms and the legs of an old chair. I look up and am blinded by the bright light. 

" Where am I?" I yell out

I hear shuffling around me and a loud click. Just then all the lights around me begin to turn on. I look ahead and see a mirror. I see myself in the chair and realize there is something on my head. A huge machine rests on top of my head and wires pour out of it. 

" Just running some test." Says a man in a lab coat

I try to move and find out that I am paralyzed from head to toe. My breathing becomes heavier and I struggle to catch my breath. I try to keep calm so I can ask the man some questions. 

" What are you testing me for?" 

" Oh. just taking a look at your brain and why your having such terrible nightmares." He says 

" Who told you I was having nightmares?" 

" Your parents contacted us to make sure we could deal with the problem" he says calmly

"So why am I having these dreams?" I ask trying to sound as innocent as I can.

" That's what we are trying to figure out. But don't worry it's common we have put you on a drug so that you don't have any further trouble with those dreams." 

" So that's what you've been injecting into me?" 

" Yah, don't worry today we will be implanting a chip into your brain so that we can alter your dreams. After today you won't ever be dreaming again" with that he exists the room to gather his colleagues.

 After today I won't be able to figure out what is really going on. If they plant that chip into my head I won't be able to dream ever again. My parents are a part of this and they are hiding something very big from me. 

I struggle to move, trying to loosen the grip of the ropes on my skin. I look for a sharp object in the room and my eyes settle on a sharp tool that looks like a knife. I reach over trying to free my hands and realize that won't work. I reach over with my head and am able to grab the tool with my mouth. I move my head back and position it over my hands.

Just as my hands touch the tool I begin to cut at the ropes. Slowly the rope begins to break and a little later I am free. I jump out of the chair forgetting that my head is in a machine. Quickly I use my hands and tug away at the machine. No use, I grab some scissors and cut the chin strap. 

Instantly my head pops free and I look for an escape. I see a big window and decide to jump. Without thinking I jump out of the window. The wind blasts at my face and I see the ground coming closer. With that I hit the ground and my body is crushed. I lay in pain and feel my heart throb. I feel a wet gush of blood pour out from my head. I am free now, I can live!  With that everything recedes to black taking all the pain with it.