Fraya
"Please Fraya, just live."
The words repeat over and over in my head, leading me through the darkness and into the light. With the light comes pain, a burning sensation that feels like my body is being ripped apart and then put back together and then there is nothing again. For a while, I just float and then I begin to swim, needing to find solid ground. I have no idea where I am going, I just know that I need to find that voice that demanded that I live. I reach out to the light that I can see in the distance and this time when I wake, I feel nothing but a dull ache all over my body.
I open my eyes slowly, feeling another's eyes on me, but for some reason, I'm not afraid. I don't feel the need to defend myself against the eyes staring at me, instinctively knowing that whoever is
