Chapter 4 He Is Awake Again

Chapter 4

"Please don't kill my son,"

My dad beg with teary eyes.

"Well you should have known that before crippling my son."

"Your S...."

"Shut up!!"

The bald guy fired before my dad could finish his statement.

"No! Don't!!! No!!!!!!"

My dad screamed as the bossy guy tightened his grip on the lever and slowly pulled it.

"Dad save me...."

I cried out, tugging the manacles; wriggling from left to right.

"Leave my son alone!!!"

My dad screamed; tears bathing his eyes as he wriggled to set himself free from his captors.

"Ha, ha, haaa!!!!!"

The bossy guy suddenly laughed. Then with a sad face he muttered in a husky voice.

"I'm sorry son. I really don't want to do this, but this is what I call an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."

And with that he pulled the lever.

"Ahh!!!!!!"

I yelled my lungs out as a great tremor over took me. I gripped the hands of the chair tightly; wailing as the electrifying pain course through me. I sensed my soul drifting away from my body. But all of a sudden the pain that burned me like myriads of thunderbolts, faded away to an icy numbness. Tears spilled over the sides of my eyes; darkness decended on my vision and I gave myself to the darkness.

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A sweet mellifluous song flowed gently through my ears. The song had a sadness; there was something somber about the notes as they flowed into my ears. My eyes gradually cracked open as the mesmerizing melody of the flawless voice lured me out of oblivion. For a while, I stared at the white blurriness above me. The atmosphere was hazy, like it was filled with smoke from a nuclear blast. Everything appeared like I was watching a low resolution movie with a very bad quality. I couldn't tell up from down. I was not sure if I was breathing; all I could do was stare into space. I tried to move my head but my neck was stiff, my muscles limp and my whole body numb and lethargic.

I could tell that someone was staring at me, directly in the eyes, but I couldn't keep focus. I tried to speak but my words wouldn't flow out.

"He is awake again,"

squealed a girlish voice.

"I think he was trying to say something,"

added the girlish voice.

The smooth dirgelike song that flooded me was suddenly replaced by persistent questions.

"Stiles, did you try to say something?"

came a boyish voice.

Blurred faces started propping over me.

"Come on buddy; did you just try to say something? I have been here all day, waiting for you to wake up. So please say something,"

added the boyish voice.

"Talk to Mommy,"

came, a feeble voice.

I wanted to speak, but something restricted me, something stuck down my throat.

"He is trying to say something, but I guess the tubes won't let him,"

came the boyish voice.

My eyelids suddenly grew heavy; I tried to keep em open; I really did, but it was so hard and all I could hear were muffled voices.

"Stiles, Stiles, StileeeEESS....Can you see me, me, meeEE....?"

the voices kept on reverberating until I dozed off to the land of Oblivion.

His voice was filled with emotion

My eyes cracked open to behold a world free from blurriness. The grogginess that seemed to envelope me had suddenly disappeared. Blurred images floated aimlessly in the pool of my thoughts, as though they were being blown about by a vicious hurricane. I did not know where I was; but surely it looked a hospital. If it is then how did I get here? What am I doing here? It was pure chaos in my head. Where did I come from? What should I do? Where should I go? My memory was nothing but a blur. I did not know anything, I just sat there with nothing to reminisce about. Nothing but confusion in the pool of my thought. Nothing seemed right, not even the bluish gown I was putting on. Where are my clothes?

Hmmph,

I let out and ventured to leave the bed. As I was about to standup an alarm blared and in came a nurse.

"Hello Mr...? calm down. I'm your Nurse Annabelle. You don't have to panick,"

She said with a faltering smile. for a moment I stared intently at her, but she wasn't a bit familiar.

"Calm down and relax,"

she said trying to touch me, but I fired,

"leave me alone. I don't know you. Don't touch me."

She wasn't shocked a bit, rather she just kept on smiling.

"I know you have many questions in your head right now, but please calm down; you'll only get answered when you calm down"

she said calmly. I glared at her for a while; adhered to her voice; lay back and closed my eyes.

My head jerked upright as the sound of footsteps sipped into my ears. There was a lady with a smile pasted on her face smiling beside me. She had squinty brown eyes which were beautiful, yet full of tears.

"Who are you, and why are you staring at me like that?"

I asked staring at the chocolate skinned lady. Wiping a stray tear from her eye, she spoke sotto voce.

"I am your mother."

M..my mother?"

I stuttered.

"Yes"

she replied; grabbing my free hand in her own. I stared at our enlaced hands in confusion, I wanted to pull away, but the sadness in her eyes resisted me.

"Why can't I remember you? I'm so confused. I can't remember anything, not even myself."

I muttered; peering into her eyes. Sadness swept across her face and then she contorted her lips into an awkward toothy smile which was not so compromising.

"It's okay, I know you have myriad of questions stored up in your head, but don't worry... I'm here to help you out."

"How did I get here?"