Can't Let You Go

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I could hear the distinctive chatter but i couldn't see who was talking, i felt numb and i couldn't open my eyes no matter how hard i tried which made me panic. It felt like my body was floating like i was dreaming but the only thing i could see was darkness

"Her monitors going crazy, what's wrong?" I heard a voice of what sounded like my sisters but it sounded gurgled like i was underwater

"...scared...Chante...me" I couldn't make out what was being said the voices sounded like they were fading away then everything was quiet..so quiet. I couldn't hear a thing but there was this soft ringing i couldn't tell if it was from my brain or out there but i focused of that ringing because the silence was suffocating me. Than the ringing stopped and i felt myself drifting, then there was nothing..next thing i remember was seeing a light which seemed to grow brighter as i felt my eye lid being lifted but was only met with a blinding light

"..dilated .."i heard and the sound of beeping grew louder and steady, i tried looking around to see if i could see something but was met with darkness at every corner once again

"Chante...me..." I heard my name but couldn't make out who was saying it ".....here" I heard once again before feeling something trickle down the sides of my face

I continued to hear those distinctive voices for what felt like forever, i tried to piece together what they were saying. The numbness i felt was subsiding and substituted with pain, i felt unbearable pressure being put on my side making the same trickling feeling come once again down the sides of my face, i could feel the vibration of my vocal cords as i tried to
Voice my thoughts but my lips felt stuck

"Chante...mama" I heard feeling something warm touch my face "Open your eyes baby" I heard her say, i knew it was my mother talking when i became familiarized with her touch "Open your eyes baby, its okay" her voice grew a little letting me make out het words clearly as she coached me, I tried everything i could but more frustrated tears fell from my eyes and glided down the side of my face "There you go" She said

After so many failed attempts i finally felt my lids open up but they felt so heavy, i tried to open them wider but couldn't, i could only see blurred figures ..about two of them and one of them blocking my vision on the right side

"She's up" I heard another voice say other than my moms

"Are you in pain?" She asked me, my body felt like it was on fire, especially on my face and right side, I couldn't move and it felt like something was clogging my throat making it hard to breath like i was trying to breath through a straw or something. I couldn't respond and i could barely see through the clouded vision, after awhile i seen someone else come into view but i couldn't make out who it was exactly

"Chante honey, were going to remove the breathing tube from your throat okay?" She said, i couldn't say anything as i watched her block my vision from everybody, she did something for a moment before i felt a slight burning sensation in my chest and throat as i felt the tube being pulled out gently

Once it was out i tried to swallow down some saliva to ease the burning but my mouth was drier than the desert

"Hi Ms. Monroe, I'm Nurse Aoki. How are we feeling today?" She asked with concerned face as she looked at something besides me

"mh-" It hurt to speak, my throat burned like crazy, I tried to move my arm but it felt heavy

"What's wrong, why can't she speak?" Chanelle asked coming to my side

"Well, due to the bruising and the tube removal, her throat is experiencing a lot of irritation, Can you move at Ms. Monroe?" She asked me walking down to the end of bed she used the back of pen and rubbed the bottom of my foot with it, i felt it but the feeling was faint, like when you touch your foot after it  has fallen asleep