All I remember is the darkness.
My head was fuzzy that day. I woke up already feeling sluggish, If only they had listened to my complaining. I had said I had wanted to go to bed multiple times, but being the lazy person I was, no one paid much mind to it. And to think, if they had listened, we wouldn't be hear right now. It almost makes me feel regretful. Almost.
I remember getting in the car, the smell of stale french fries and teenage body odor filling the air. I remember leaving the driveway too. We drove for a bit, and after that? Nothing. Just darkness and the feeling of dread.
The doctors told me that I had been in a car crash. My ribs were fractured, my right arm practically broken, and several of my vital organs damaged. Yet, I felt fine. No agonizing pain or even a little burn. In fact, I felt ready to get out of bed and go for a run, which was especially strange for me. I felt alive. At least it was better than dead. But something was missing. There was this, emptiness inside of me. Like a hole in what makes me, me.
"What about my family?" I asked the doctor. He told me each of their conditions. Apparently I was the one with the most damage internally, while my mother was definitely the worse on the outside. She was told she would never walk again, and was still being examined by the doctors for more injuries. Our dog, who was riding with us in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene. The tiny ball of fluff was crushed by the impact.
The strange thing about of all this to me, was that I didn't feel any kind of remorse. I didn't feel anything really. I asked the doctor how I was alive, it suddenly hitting me that I really shouldn't be. he responded with hesitation, seemingly biting his tongue. He told me of the special procedure they had used, and I realized why I felt so empty.
The organs that had been damaged had been replaced with robotic copies of themselves. This included my heart. They had basically brought me back from the dead, while taking away my ability to feel. I was a husk, a shell, a zombie. I was, emotionless.
Authors Note: Sorry it's a bit short, but on the off chance anyone reads this, hope you like it so far!
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