CHAPTER 14

Ben had never felt that much pain in his life. He was convinced that the darkness that was approaching him was death and he welcomed it because it was better than the future he foresaw in his present state.

But when he woke up at what looked like his high school's clinic, he knew he was not dying anytime soon.

Even with all the pain relieving drugs pumped into him, he could still feel his nipples tingling. But when he touched them, someone asked him to stop.

His back burned, his butt cheeks were on fire, his ass ached so much. The pain was from all over and he was to remain on his side to prevent his back skin from getting peeled. That was how close to breaking it was.

He was given another dose of pain reliever when he started whimpering in pain and he was grateful for it. Maybe if he kept sleeping, maybe he would wake up from this terrible dream.

He was between sleeping and waking up, that moment when even though you were still