Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2013 11:35:28 GMT -5
*His eyes flutter open for a moment. Stung by the sudden light, they are shut again soon after, and he reopens them more carefully. The room is white, very bright. He is groggy, almost dizzy, and his mouth is dry. A quick cough escapes his lips and he tries to sit up. It's difficult - no, impossible. His muscles won't cooperate. He turns his head to the right, and to the left. Medical equipment surrounds his bed, lines the walls... As his mind begins to clear, he realizes that he must be in a hospital of some sort.
Another cough finds its way out, but this one is followed by yet another, and still more come. It's a violent attack, but short. His chest is on fire, burning with intense pain and irritation.*
"Water..."
*He whispers softly, not quite able to sound the words out properly. His voice is gravelly with phlegm and disuse, his throat dry and scratchy. But his pleas don't go unnoticed. From the left of the bed he hears a whimper, and a sob, and he feels a strong hand grasp his own. Looking up he sees his mother, with tears like rivers flowing through the wrinkles of her face.*
"Kyle! Oh Kyle! You're awake!"
*She quickly embraces him, a powerful squeeze that leaves him breathless, but she pulled his head up from the pillow and it felt good to move. He figured his body might get used to this again, with some help. She sets him back down.*
"Water..."
*She quickly walks around the bed to the table at his right, where there sat a glass of water, with two ice cubes and a bendy straw. She holds the straw to his lips, and he feels instantly refreshed as the cool liquid splashes down his esophagus. After taking another deep pull on the straw, he asks his mother the question that had been burning in his mind since he woke up.*
"Mom... What the hell happened?"
TBC