Before You Slip Into Unconsciousness Novels & Stories

He grabbed the wheel with both hands, but it was too late. Panic filled him as the Prius swished back and forth, and in his frenzy he slammed on the brakes. The car shuddered and slowed just for a moment, then the steering wheel jerked to the right, the guardrail looming in the car’s headlights. Gavin twisted the wheel one last time . . . a heartbeat a breath impact screeching metal, roaring engine, him screaming His forehead slammed into the air bag exploding from the steering wheel. The world spun away into darkness and as he struggled on the edge of unconsciousness, he realized dimly he’d ricocheted off the guardrail and was now spinning across the highway toward the median.

My eyes close on its own accord and I slip into unconsciousness. . .

I hope I'm just too fuzzy to get things right. "I know, and you are doing so well," I say, and he flashes me a small smile. "You are...." I trail off. My breath gets stuck in my throat. My eyelids are now starting to droop and my breathing is getting deeper, heavier. I can feel myself slowly starting to slip into unconsciousness. This is it, I think to myself. Before I completely lose it, I need to convince him to do something for me. I need to get out of this because if I don't....I don't even want to think about it.

"I have to find-" But I slipped back into unconsciousness. •••••••••••

“Now you listen here, I’m going to die and I think I should know how it’s going to happen. You might not want me to know, but I need to prepare myself, I need to be ready in some sort of way, because let’s face it, when it happens I’ll be anything but ready. It’s nothing but a mystery and seems unreal right now. I need to fear it or I’ll just be overloaded when it takes place, so please be honest with me. What’s going to happen?” I meet her gaze, staring at her for a few seconds before I speak. “It’s similar to falling asleep, but you’ll be able to feel your heart slow, you’ll be able to feel your breathing lessen. Your vision and hearing will fail, leaving you in the dark to gradually slip

It was at this point that I slipped into unconsciousness, not regarding the world around me anymore. .

"Focus on one thing. Don't do anything that will make your heart race, as you could bleed even more if your heart pumps. Find something in this room and focus on it, while I drain the blood from you." Suddenly, I realise that I can't focus on anything. I'm falling into unconsciousness...

Max is speaking to me, but his voice sounds like it's coming from far away. The world splits into two and one starts to seem more like a reflection of the other. My head goes quiet and a loud beep sounds in my ear. It's like my brain giving me a countdown before my body shuts down and loses consciousness. My eyes start flickering and the beep becomes louder, more insistent, I know that I'm going to drop in less than a minute. Max is still speaking, but I can't hear anything he is saying. I subtly angle my body so that when I fall, I fall backwards towards the chair.

My vision went black. The last thing I heard before slipping completely into unconsciousness was a ragged whisper. "Don't worry... I won't let anything happen to you. My Angel."

As the pain becomes so horrible that the world starts spinning, I can feel his arms around me as I fall sideways, unable to keep myself upright. “Someone call the medic!” Is the last thing I hear before I completely loose consciousness.