Wake Up Call

I could hear the bells ringing in the church. The entire village was assembling in the church to attend the Sunday prayer. Its spring and the flowers are in full blossom. Father Howard seemed to be ready to deliver his gospels. Dressed in black he was looking younger than he actually was. I could see Mary moving towards the church with her mother. She was looking prettier than ever. I wanted to go along with them too. As I tried to move out and call them the scenes seemed to fade away. As darkness took over again, I could feel the strong smell of methylated spirit. The smell was giving me a headache. I tried to speak but all that came out was a small groan. Slowly I opened my eyes. The light of the fluorescent lamp seemed to bedazzle me. As I closed my eyes in pain, someone turned it off.

I reopened my eyes and tried to analyze the place where I am. My vision was still blurred. I seemed to be in a small room with grey walls. I could see mom and dad standing near the foot of my bed. Mom seemed to have been crying since a long time. Her face looked really pale. Beside me stood a young nurse who seemed to be busy writing ‘God knows what!’ in her file.
‘Hey Champ……Welcome Back’.
As soon as I heard this voice I realized that John as always was there in the room. He had always promised to stay by my side no matter what. John was not alone. Smith and coach Flaunders were there too. I tried to move my body up so that I could see the entire room. As I tried to move up, I felt as if I no longer had a control over my body. As I desperately tried to force my way up I realized that it was just not possible. I just could not feel anything. Even my hands were not moving. I really started to panic at this point. I started assuming the worst. However the nurse realizing the state of my mind quickly clarified that I have been heavily sedated and that was the reason for my temporary inactiveness. She told me to go back to sleep and injected me once again. My eyes closed immediately as I once again returned to my state of dreams.


To Be Continued......