Reality?

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Blurry eyes, spinning head; I wake up paralysed. My heart pounding out my chest, feeling like every breath is my last. Caliginous, statuesque trees tower over me creating an obscure shadow. As night draws, the silence seems even more haunting-no one to be seen in sight-my mind starts to wander into the unknown...

The world feeling altitudinous as I slowly fade away; isolated and cold, a blood-curdling scream rings in my ears-blood rushing through my veins as emptiness fills my body. Everything starts to go blurry apart from the dark pit of the night sky sitting soundly; watching over the world, pure white minuscule starts scattered throughout.

A subtle breeze blows past; feeling suffocated and trapped, crying for help although no sounds seem to come out. My hands start to tingle as sensations come to grips again. Starting to feel optimistic; my eyes illuminate.

I am able to stand, I take a few steps to regain my strength. Beams of light shoot towards me-at the end of the light is a door, it has an almost un-realistic glimmer. I gently reach for the handle and turned it uncertainly, questioning my actions. There was nothing on the other side... I take a step beyond anyway and have a sensation as if I was falling; perhaps I was-everything goes white-it was blinding.

I suddenly wake up in full sweats; I was in an hospital surrounded by people-of which were my family. Laying silently questioning what had happened, I look over to the people crowding me-I see their mouths moving, but it is all just white noise. I was uncertain whether this was reality or a dream, my heart beat starts to soften and fade, this is the end...

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