Dropped from Heaven
The measure had long since passed 27 ounces, but he didn't show any sign of stopping.
My field of vision was already starting to go dark, and I felt energy and warmth being drawn out of my body mercilessly.
Along with it, went any last vestiges of lingering affection I had, left from the thirty years we spent together.
And so, I passed out again.
When I woke up again, I faced a white ceiling, the overwhelming scent of disinfectant, and the inside of my arm, bruised and swollen from being punctured.
I wasn't dead.
In the room next door, I heard Mia's delicate sobs.