Wow. It's been a minute. I hope I can still catch some readers' eyes. Thank you all and I apologize for leaving you hanging.

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It was a simple touch.

Upon my cheek.

I wasn't sure what it was, or if it was real.

I don't think anything is real anymore.
Who am I?

I feel lost in the sea. A dark sea with no end.

It was a simple touch that undid the lock of the cell I was trapped in.

I felt a touch on my cheek, a kiss perhaps?
It was soft and warm.
Am I cold?

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In the distance, I hear a faint rhythm of sound.

My chest is moving.
My chest?
What is happening?
I am breathing.

I have a body.
I have ten fingers and ten toes.
I have two arms.
And two legs.

Where am I?

Light pours through my crusty eyes. My fingers twitch.

I am alive.

You don't deserve to live.

That rhythm starts beeping faster.

I start breathing faster.
My eyelids won't open. They feel stuck. I feel my tongue and my throat. There is something blocking me from opening my mouth.

Help!
There's no use, I can't make a sound.

He's coming.
He's coming.
He's coming.
He's not done with me.

I hear footsteps and I feel hands. The beeping increases. I try to move my hands but everything feels like I'm trapped underwater. I can't move.
I can't breathe.

"She's moving."
Who's moving?
"Miss this is your doctor."
"You are safe."

Who's safe?

I feel a liquid around my eyes, it's cold. I flinch.

"That should help dear."

 I force a sound from my throat. It might have come out like a grunt but I did it. It doesn't help that there is something hard in my throat.
"What honey? Open your eyes."

It's too bright, I manage to open them just slightly. I see white. The color white. Is this heaven?
If so, heaven is cold.
The ceiling is white.
Her face is tan and smooth. Her eyes are a beautiful light blue color.

I haven't seen color in so long.

Where am I?

My heart beats rapidly. I need to get out of here. Im trapped. My eyes are closed again. It feels better. No light, just darkness. I can't see in the dark. I can't face seeing him. 

"Doctor." Another voice. A deep voice.

"She's panicking. I need to remove the tube."

I feel hands on me, on my arms, and on my head. They leave a tingling sensation. 

I try to scream but it's useless. Please please, please.

I feel tears leak from my eyes. 

"Doc!"

"I got it!"

And then nothing.