Hollow Hearts

I Think....

It was a Monday I think, when the police officer pulled his gun on somebody who had his piece pointed at the waitress.
"Put the weapon down and put your hands on your head now!" The officer screamed. Her hand was shaking and beads of sweat became noticeable on her forehead. The atmosphere was oppressive, and I slowly started to stand up.
"No! Put your fuckin' gun gun down or I'll shoot this bitch!" The gunman yelled.
Slowly, so very slowly I stood up. The gunman turned the gun on me when I accidentally kicked the chair I was sitting next to. "Get your ass to the floor right now!"
"Look, man," I said calmly, "you don't have to do this. I'll bet if you put your gun on the floor that the kind police lady will let you off with a warning, won't you?"
"Get the fuck down now!" His finger started to twitch. The officer made a move to her cuffs. The man threw his gaze on her and drew up his gun. Time slowed. I kneeled. He shouted. I jumped. Darkness.

I woke up in the hospital but couldn't remember anything but what happened. Apparently the guy was high and Linda, the officer on duty at the time, just wanted to get some coffee. The man became paranoid and drew his gun at the waitress in order to get the officer to back down and leave so he could escape. I don't think he could have pulled the trigger, but I guess he panicked.
Unfortunately I don't remember my name, my job, friends, family or even where I lived at the time. I don't even remember who the doctor was or what happened to me. I seem to forget everything that happens but the one incident at the cafe.
I've been feeling a strange pressure on the back of my neck, right where my brain meets my spine. I can't move anything, I keep drooling, but somehow I'm aware of everything around me. Maybe because the woman standing in front of me, begging me to get better, crying, screaming that I was only shot in the brain stem, that I should be fine. But I'm totally okay, because right now I'm typing this into my computer at the office. But why does it feel like a dream?