What It Feels Like to Feel Nothing

Vincent's POV

The world came back to me in fragments.

First, the pain.

A dull, throbbing ache at the base of my skull.

Then, the dry taste of metal in my mouth. My ears rang like distant sirens, and I felt the floor under my back, sticky and cold.

I blinked slowly.

Blurry faces. Harsh whispers. Someone was crying.

And then I remembered…

Zaara.

She was the one who swung the crowbar.

Right into my skull.

I remembered the blur of movement, the rage her eyes.

How brave.

I should've been angry. Enraged. Betrayed.

But all I felt was… nothing.

Nothing but a dull, distant ache behind my eyes.

I shifted slightly. My body was sore. My vision kept doubling and sharpening again. I felt something sticky in my hair. Blood, probably. Not mine. Or maybe it was.

Didn't matter.

Then, the noise.

Voices. Footsteps. Crying.

Accusations.

"…Vincent killed Kai."