SARAH.
Everything felt distant.
Like I was watching my life from far away, unable to feel anything as fully as I used to. My chest still hurt, but the pain wasn't sharp anymore; it was dull and constant like something that had settled there permanently.
I didn't cry anymore. I didn't have the strength to.
When I stepped out of the hospital room later, the hospital corridor felt cold and unfamiliar. The footsteps of the people walking around me echoed faintly, but I barely noticed them. My mind was too empty, too quiet, like it had shut down to protect itself.
I opened the door to the room I was in again. I've been wandering around like this for the past few hours. I wanted to go and see my mum, but I didn't have the heart to. I was scared out of my mind.
As I settled onto the b
