Chapter 109-02

Tyler spoke no more, but I felt prodding around my waist and hip, and the pain increased. I focused on my breathing, but the pain spread. Unbearable burning seared through me, but I pressed my lips together. I would not scream. Tyler continued, feeling around the wound slowly. Josh groaned, and I frowned. Stars and black spots dotted my vision. Soon, everything went black, and all sounds stopped. Then, suddenly, they were turned on again, and I could feel and hear everything. My whole body was on fire. Everything burned. Everything hurt. Spots danced in my vision, and my fingers and toes were all numb. The only thing I could feel was the wound, the probing and prodding. Weak cries of pain rose from my throat, but I no longer had any control. I drifted in and out of consciousness. Sometimes, in moments of pure bliss, I would drift away from the pain and chaos, and I would end up somewhere peaceful. A meadow, or a garden somewhere. A spot in the woods by a creek. And I would