Obsession

"Ugh..."

A groan. 

Soft and weak, barely above a whisper. 

And then slowly, I began to feel it again.

Clarity.

I didn't die? 

The thought slithered into my mind as light streamed through my blurred vision. I blinked rapidly.

"Ugh…" I groaned again, this time with more edge. My throat was dry, my body stiff.

Sigh.

Still can't move.

Splendid. Just fucking splendid.

"You're awake."

A voice. Clear. Gentle. Too gentle.

I tried to tilt my head, to look in the direction the voice came from.

Nothing.

Not even a twitch.

Sigh.

I hate this.

I HATE THIS.

It feels just like Earth again—right after the accident. The paralysis. The hospital walls. The helplessness.

The way I had to rely on others just to exist.

I hate it. I hate having to depend on people. On their pity. On their fake sympathy. On their eyes that only saw a broken, useless body.