“You’re awake?”
A chill shot up my spine as the sound of his voice rang in my ears! Dammit! Is it impossible for the world to spin my direction these days?
“Yeah, well, so are you!” I hollered.
“Are you alright? Do want me to get something for you?” He was nearly begging to serve me, “Did I scare you? Do you need a hug?” He asked, nervously leaning in towards me as if I was a ticking time bomb.
“No just get away!”
He ignored my request and proceeded to hug me. It was so strange feeling his cold, unfamiliar skin against mine. I tried to resist, to push him away, but nothing worked.
“Leave me alone” I shreiked. He had subconciously tightened his grip on me. It was terrifyingly redolent of a previous struggle, one which I had tried to block out of my mind. As the moment elevated to a new intensity and it became clear that there was no escape, I became fearfully entangled in a former battle, in another time and place entirely.