The first thing I felt was the weight.
Not on my body. Inside it.
Heavy, slow, like something had settled into my bones and decided not to leave. I tried to move, but even that felt distant, like the signal had to travel too far to reach me.
Then sound came in.
Soft at first. A steady beeping. Air moving somewhere close. Voices, low and blurred, like they were happening in another room.
I forced my eyes open. The light hit me too fast. I flinched, squeezing them shut again before trying slower this time. The ceiling above me was white, clean in a way that felt wrong, familiar, but not comforting.
For a few seconds, I didn’t know where I was. My mind felt thick, like it was wrapped in something that wouldn’t let it move properly. I blinked again, trying to focus, trying to piece thing
