APH - Hic jacet

Silence. As I was lying on the cold ground with my face in the mud I didn't hear anything. Not a cry for help, not a weep. I didn't even hear my own breath in the heavy silence. But I did breath. I swallowed in the cold air to my pressed lung. It hurt really much when my ribcage dilated then narrowed slowly.

I opened my eyes to see what was around me. It was tiring to separate my lower and my upper lids but somehow I managed to do it. As I opened my eyes the sudden light was so painful at first but after blinking a few I started to get used to it. I didn't see anything at all. Just blue, grey and yellow misty blurs and judging by the mordant pain I felt in my head the view won't become clearer.

I didn't know where I was and how did I get here. I didn't remember anything. Or... maybe I didn't want to remember? Maybe I wanted to face reality later? I swallowed a little when I was thinking about it. Yes... Whatever had happened I didn't want to know it yet... So I closed my eyes to shut out the world around me.

In this silent darkness little by little I started to feel my body again. Apart from the headache and the pain in my ribcage I felt great pain in my limbs. My cloths were soaked and somehow I knew it wasn't water. I felt the taste of blood in my mouth. I swallowed again but now I coughed it back painfully.

I didn't want to just lay there. I wanted to stand up and go. I wanted to go anywhere just to get away from this muddy ground. But it didn't matter how much I wanted to, my arms and legs didn't move. Not even my fingers. I was laying there helplessly and I couldn't do anything just wait. But what was I waiting for? Nobody was here. I was all alone in the darkness.

What if I was just dreaming? What if I was at home in my bed and sleep? I just... had to wait for the morning. My alarm clock will wake me up in the morning and I'll forget about this nightmare while making paperwork.

But as I heard the sirens becoming loader as they got closer I realized this would never happen...