Chapter 2: Alive
(Aleks’ POV)
There is light.
Then, there isn’t.
Voices come and go like tides.
Too loud.
Everything’s so painful.
I’m falling.
Falling.
Drowning.
My head hurts so fucking bad.
It feels like it’s being beaten with a hammer.
And I’m cold. So cold.
“Aleks? Aleks, Scheiße, Scheiße, Scheiße! Kannst du mich hören?“
„Aleks? Aleks, shit, shit, shit! Can you hear me?“
That voice is so familiar. So warm and comforting despite of its panicky edge.
I try to open my eyes and moan against the blinding brightness surrounding me.
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