Excerpt

Excerpt from: Whispered

Written by Ceaser Mata

When I came to, she was the first thing I saw, she looked at me over her worn out glasses. "It's awake she said". I saw him, before, I actually thought about her words. I was confused, but that did not matter because he was here and he had a huge smile on his face, it made me uncomfortable. "Good morning *BEEP*" he said. "I hope you are feeling rested, after your lengthy trip from *BEEP*. I still can't believe half the patients even make it here alive. *BEEP* steers those horses like a mad man".

*SILENCE*

I remember now. I had woken up in a haze, I did not know what was going on. I was being tossed back and forth, side ways and everywhere. What was this thing that contained me like a stray animal. My inner quest was short lived. There he was, in his own cage, he looked dead straight at me, No! He looked dead, his face pale and his eyes startled. I realised that he was not dead, he was just shocked like I was.

When he saw that I had acknowledge his presence, he moved to the back of his cage, in the darkness. I knew he could see me but I could not see him. "Unfair!!!" I yelled....in my head. I could not speak yet, for some reason. I moved to the back of my cage. He was watching me, because after a while he came out and he inspect his surroundings. I realised, I had not seen much of where I was either. It would be annoying to him if I decided to step into the light now, so I let him have his moment.