I had jumped onto the shaded threshold just in time. All the skin on my neck was gone and I gasped with great effort. I didn't need to breathe to stay alive but because I had been breathing for such a long time, I had gotten too used to it even though I didn't need to necessarily do it.
I felt blood flow down the back of my neck and soak my jacket before the open artery quickly healed. I looked at my arms, no skin, just red meat. I watched as the skin slowly started to grow back and I felt feeling return to my nape. It took about ten seconds for the skin on my hands to grow back completely, leaving not even a scar behind and another ten for the skin on my neck to grow back as well. I started to breathe again. I opened the door and staggered into the house. I was drained up of almost all o
