"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Kahlil Gibran
SURVIVE
Last words before endless suffering
Finally
How long has it been?
Minutes? Hours? Days?
Damon couldn`t remember how long
All his joints were stiff and burning up
Eyelids heavy
Ears ringing
Fingertips like stone.
But…. He finally felt anything but pain again.
Something
Wet.
And cold
And soft.
Dirt. Actual real as it could be dirt.
With all the strength he mustered Damon bend his fingers
Just, just to feel the ground
And he grabbed, dirt went under his fingerhails.
It wasn`t soft as he thought. More like gravel.
But it was fresh. Felt better than pillows.
And so….
As the new beginning
Damon forced his lungs and mouth and nose… and all his body.
And finally drew his first breath.
As deep as he could
And another one after that.
Air struck his brain, like a hangover morning.
Forced him to open his eyes.
Shadow of leaves was on him.
Nothing much, just...
A tree.
Like those standing by the roads.
Many of the same ones in a line.
Not correctly groomed
Some old some young
Simply, a road tree
A while passed by
Damon still only could breath and blink
But his head was clearer
He remembered everything now.
~God huh. ~Damon`s inner voice spoke
~guess that thing wasn`t a dream after all ~ again.
With nothing around him he had to entertain himself by monologuing in his mind
After something like a quarter….no, maybe longer.
No that`s not right either.
SOME TIME LATER
-GASP….. shhhhhhhh – wheezing breath in.
Aaaaaaand
Damon finally raised from the dirt.
Sitting in a comfortable position,
He looked around
Just as he though, it was in fact a road-by tree.
Simple dirt track was a good few meters away, with many other plants.
No sign of anything special.
At least not from this position
-Well, time to move I guess – Damon told himself as he slowly stood up
Shook the dirt from his legs.
And cracked his back .
~Felt pretty good, not going to lie~ quick note to himself.
~So...he wouldn`t just drop me in the middle of nowhere, right? ~
Something must be nearby.
And thus Damon at least, raised his foot from the ground at started his journey
FORWARD