The Awakening
The clock struck at 2.30 am. She tried to open her eyes.” Ahhh… Mom…” She wanted to call out. But she felt as if she had lost control over her body; she felt as if her throat was about to fall apart. “Doctor…. doctor… HELP! HELP!”--She heard her mother crying out. ”Oh, Mom... you are here? What’s the matter? - She wanted to open her lips to say these words, but couldn’t. So she decided to listen as that was all she could do at the moment. “I am sorry, I couldn’t rescue her.” She heard her doctor’s feeble voice. Suddenly a loud wail reverberated within the ICU walls. Now she could see her family. She felt tranquil and unusually peaceful. Her aching body had disappeared, instead she felt as if floating in the air... She enjoyed that state of tranquility, but the chaos in the room distracted her. Wait..!! Who’s that girl, near my parents? It’s a dead body, around which her...