Chapter 9

A faint, distant echo sings through the darkness. Indistinguishable words fill the air around me. I turn around again and again, but the black veil blocks me view. I try to push it aside, but me hands aren’t listening to me.

Wait! Are me eyes open? Are me hands moving? 

I try to take in a deep breath, but my chest feels like it’s being gently crushed.

Am I dying?

The echo grows louder, and suddenly a white light pierces through the veil. I instinctively try to move towards it, but my body won’t listen. I sense that my limbs are still attached to me, but I can’t do anything with them.

Move! Move! Move!

My body ignores my cries, but surprisingly, the light responds. It grows bigger, and soon it’s all around me. The light pierces through the holes of a woolly blanket made up of pieces of many shapes and sizes. Al