The wind felt like a feathery brush against my cheek, almost tickling it. My heart made a thump, then another, and soon I felt the slow rhythm of my heartbeat gently hitting against my chest. It felt so potent as it gave my lifeless body energy again.
I felt myself coming back slowly, and I could feel the bruises in my body as they healed one by one. It felt as if I was sleeping. I could hear mumbles around me, but the words weren’t distinct. I felt different, too, as if my body no longer belonged to me.
The blood in my veins wasn’t the same either, and everything felt heightened. My nerves sensed everything around me, from the sound of people moving around to the very moisture of the air itself. I had no idea what happened to me, and so I tried to focus my senses. As I listened, I hea
