As I fell asleep, I opened my eyes, only to be surprised that I was in a white room. A constant beep, beep, beep beside me. "Doctor, is he going to be alright?" I heard a voice ask. "I don't know, Mrs. Smith," came a gruff reply. "He's showing signs of brain activity, vivid ones at that. However, the chances of him waking up are very low. The injuries he sustained are quite serious..." What are they talking about? Is that my mom? I tilted my head, but I couldn't see much. It was all blurry. What was this place? I closed my eyes, trying to think. I'm dreaming, right? So then that means... I had read somewhere that if you knew you were dreaming, you could control it. So that meant that I could get up and walk if I focused.

Focus.

I made a vain effort to wake up, only to find out that it was hard. Harder than anything I've ever done in my life. Honestly, the feeling was not unlike the kind I felt walking down the road. "Doctor, I think he's waking!" The voice murmured, a trace of excitement. 'No, he's only stirring. Probably a dream," the gruff voice replied. "Mrs. Smith, it's time to start considering alternatives. You know he's likely suffering, perhaps we should..."

'No! Doctor, please, keep him on support for a few more days, I'm certain he'll wake up!"

Mom? What are you talking about? I am awake! I thought furiously. I'm alive and well! What was she doing here, anyway? Wasn't she on a trip with dad? I focused on my body..and was met with crippling pain. The worst pain of my life. Beepbeepbeepbeepbeep... The noise intensified, the beeps growing more frequent. I shouldn't have done this. I want to sleep. But the pain would not let me. It felt like every bone in my body was broken. "Oh no! Nurse! NURSE!" The voice shouted. "The meds are wearing off. We gotta put him back under again..."

I struggled to pull my attention away from my body, but it didn't seem to be working. However, the pain slowly subsided finally, the constant droning in my ears lessening and growing less frequent. "That was a close one..." Why? What is this place...? I struggled to remain awake, but to my chagrin, I felt myself lapsing into unconsciousness, but not before I felt a warmth enclose my hand suddenly, a voice echoing in my mind. "I love you Smith."