Prologue

Rain.

 

 

That’s all there is  now.

 

Just rain.

 

   No clouds, no sun, no moon, no sound but the soft music the rain makes- It’s so peaceful, dying. Just lying here, in the rain. Nobody here to be my hero.  I can smell the blood- That sweet rosy metal scent that is pouring from me.

    It feels so cluttered here, on the ground, with the smell of blood in my nose. I can hardly breathe, I’m choking on my tears. The water falling from the sky fades, into a mysteriously black mist, am I dead? No. I can’t be, we don’t think when we’re dead. We don’t….we don’t….feel. I can feel, still. It’s not the rain anymore, it’s….it’s….I don’t know what it is.

 

I felt a hand, warmth. My skin should’ve tingled at its touch- But it seemed it had no sense of anything, besides that comforting warmth. It didn’t react, it only felt. Funny how we can just feel, and not react. We can think- Like I am- and not expect any response at all. Just the silence of my own brain- And even that is a void.

 

But I felt a hand on my arm- That made me wonder who was touching me. I tried to open my mouth, say something. To no avail I strained, and kept trying to move my lips. I couldn’t open them, they were as heavy as a lead brick. I just kept thinking, as I am now, hearing my own voice just reminded me how pathetically alone I felt.

 

“She’s had a severe strike to the head….falling from that…” I heard someone say. “She may be like this for weeks- Maybe months, but she won‘t be herself for a while…”

 

Me? What happened to me? I’m not dead, obviously. I could hear crying, sobbing in response to what had been said. I couldn’t open my mouth, or my eyes. So far I could only hear, and feel.

 

Someone said “Coma….” and that was the last thing I heard before I fell into a deeper state of unawareness.

Reviews

[E. Ryan Miller]

This is really, really intriguing. I always find it hard to immediately capture the reader into wanting more, but in my opinion, you did that right out of the gate with this piece. The ending also makes you want to read more. I would keep going, if I were you.

[Ami N.]

Ohh! I remember this one. The story that I loved :) I really hope you continue it.