Post by hikairi on Jun 17, 2007 23:37:51 GMT -5
“As I lay thy down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And if I die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take”
Whole Hikairi/True Emotions
-1.
“Hikairi, honey! Please wake up!” Mother, is that your voice? I can’t remember. What happened? Where am I?
Then came an earthquake. Wait, no. Maybe violent shaking? I should say something. All my strength forced my lips into a “Huh?” It exhausted me. The shaking stopped. Another voice, this one unrecognizable. It sounded like a man. He reassured Mom that I’d be okay.
When have I not okay?
“Thank you so much, Doctor.” Her voice cracked on the last word, as though she was on the edge of crying. I needed to move now, at least open my eyes. My lids weighed a hundred tons as I put effort into opening them, only to immediately let them close. In that nanosecond I had been blinded by the endless light surrounding me. Ambushed by noise. Exactly the opposite of how I wanted it to be.
Get me out of here, please. Or tell me what I should probably remember. I willed myself to say something, anything. Every muscle in my body slept while my mind reeled for answers, high on adrenalin. A doctor, the bright lights, the constant beeping and whirring of machine. A sickening mix of sanitizer, cleaner, and rubber filled my nose. A hospital. Of course!
“Is she awake?” Daddy? Is that you making such a deep rumble? “Darling, you gave us quite a scare when we found you, all unconscious…” Apparently the ordeal was too fresh in his mind to push further. It wasn’t until then that I felt burning sensations from both legs, and my head ached something fierce. None of this frightened me. I was not desperate to leave, nor anxious for answers. Not too anxious, anyway, not like I normally would have. Something in the pit of my stomach gave a small lurch of yearning that felt like a tickle.
“Nurse, get this patient more pain killers.” Mr. Doctor commanded. A quiet female agreed, and I could hear her footsteps on the linoleum. Click, clack, click, clack. No one spoke for a few minutes until the nurse got back. A sharp pain in my arm, like a needle. A shiver ran up my spine involuntarily as she injected the drugs.
Then it all melted away.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And if I die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take”
Whole Hikairi/True Emotions
-1.
“Hikairi, honey! Please wake up!” Mother, is that your voice? I can’t remember. What happened? Where am I?
Then came an earthquake. Wait, no. Maybe violent shaking? I should say something. All my strength forced my lips into a “Huh?” It exhausted me. The shaking stopped. Another voice, this one unrecognizable. It sounded like a man. He reassured Mom that I’d be okay.
When have I not okay?
“Thank you so much, Doctor.” Her voice cracked on the last word, as though she was on the edge of crying. I needed to move now, at least open my eyes. My lids weighed a hundred tons as I put effort into opening them, only to immediately let them close. In that nanosecond I had been blinded by the endless light surrounding me. Ambushed by noise. Exactly the opposite of how I wanted it to be.
Get me out of here, please. Or tell me what I should probably remember. I willed myself to say something, anything. Every muscle in my body slept while my mind reeled for answers, high on adrenalin. A doctor, the bright lights, the constant beeping and whirring of machine. A sickening mix of sanitizer, cleaner, and rubber filled my nose. A hospital. Of course!
“Is she awake?” Daddy? Is that you making such a deep rumble? “Darling, you gave us quite a scare when we found you, all unconscious…” Apparently the ordeal was too fresh in his mind to push further. It wasn’t until then that I felt burning sensations from both legs, and my head ached something fierce. None of this frightened me. I was not desperate to leave, nor anxious for answers. Not too anxious, anyway, not like I normally would have. Something in the pit of my stomach gave a small lurch of yearning that felt like a tickle.
“Nurse, get this patient more pain killers.” Mr. Doctor commanded. A quiet female agreed, and I could hear her footsteps on the linoleum. Click, clack, click, clack. No one spoke for a few minutes until the nurse got back. A sharp pain in my arm, like a needle. A shiver ran up my spine involuntarily as she injected the drugs.
Then it all melted away.
Quite a drawing prologue, if you ask me.
