Motionless.
With my quivering eyelids closed I feel as if I’m trapped in eternal darkness, all alone and helpless, although in reality I can imagine being surrounded by many. All I can hear are the cries of my loved ones beside me. I just want to escape this insensibility and reassure the weeping individuals. I can’t stand the fact that they’re in this depressing state because of me. I struggle to open my eyes for a short period, until I realise there’s no use; feeling the touch of my love, Andrea, is the only thing encouraging me to continue desperately fighting for life. My mind eventually enters a whirlpool of pain and vertigo and it sets me into a deep sleep.
All the precious memories with my beloved Andrea, protective parents and faithful friends flood in my head; memories that I know I can never re-live; The day I met Andrea back at my flat- the way we hated each other’s guts but we both still felt a unique connection between us and we weren’t prepared to let that feeling of ecstasy go. The day my parents were on the brink of splitting up but remembered all the features they loved about each other, the reason they fell in love and me.
I felt a tear trickle down my cheek and a gasp escaped from someone’s mouth in the room. It was immediately followed by a warm and soft palm wiping away my salty tear and I could feel a hot breath tingling my ear, “Hunter, I’m always gonna be here, right next to you.” Andrea whispered as she gently clutched my hand and slowly slipped her fingers through mine. I started picturing her beautiful image in my head and at that moment all I could think of doing was pressing her body against mine and never let her go; but I couldn’t.
My terrible accident had been the cause of it all. I went through with it even though I knew that it wouldn’t end in a happy ever after- however the thought of being trapped and perhaps never being able to talk to or look at any of my loved ones, had never come across my mind once. For the amount of time I’ve been here, lost in my endless thoughts, I’ve relentlessly blamed myself for this situation- although there’s no point in it now. I can’t reverse time; if it was possible I’d rewind to that point in time in the blink of an eye.
My entire figure feels a sudden shock, making me tremble vigorously. I could make out a muffled sound from the corner of the room... my mum. Another shock was sent through my body. Gradually I could hear my breaths coming out in short pants. Sighs of relief and cries of joy were all I could hear as I steadily strained myself to sit up and open my drowsy eyes to see the light for the first time in what seemed like forever.
