Nyxaria Did the afterlife come with the smell of antiseptic? And the agonizing inability to move a single limb? I tried to force my eyelids open, but they felt sewn shut, heavy as lead. Every breath I tried to take burned like breathing crushed glass, pulling a steady, rhythmic beep... beep... beep... out of the air beside my head. Because if this was hell, it felt suspiciously like a hospital wing. “You're starting to lose so much weight,” a soft, broken voice whispered. I felt the cool, damp touch of a cloth being pressed gently against my forehead. My mother. “You've been through so much,” she whimpered, followed by a wet, shuddering sniffle. Don't cry. I'm okay, I promise. I tried to force the words past my lips, but my throat felt as though I were swallowing liquid iron. Nothing moved. I couldn't speak, couldn't twitch a finger, couldn't do a damn thing except lie there, a prisoner in my own skin. “I brought some food for you. You can take a break now,” a smooth, dee
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