Chapter 5 - I'm not Ready for the Light...

Ouch..... My back is getting worse... My stomach is kinda o.k though.
It's the middle of the day now and I can feel the scorching sun on my back.
I didn't want to go to sleep last night, I was afraid about the spider..
But now, I think I should of... I feel woozy, light-headed, really.
I can't think straight, maybe it's the heat. If so, I should get a drink
I sit down on a nearby rock and drop my backpack.
I take the bottle from the right pocket and take a long drink of water.
I suck the container dry, and think about going for my second bottle, but I decide to leave it for later.
I lay there on the grass for a moment, just looking up at the blazing sun. I never knew it could be so hot in winter.
After resting for a while, I pick myself up again and continue along the road.

"Phew... This is tiring" I exclaim to myself.
I check my watch. 4 In the afternoon now. That means almost 12 hours of walking.
And it shows, I feel exhausted.
I grab my stomach. Owwww... Another pain. I keep going for another hour, before I just collapse on the road, in a deep sleep.

"Ouch..." I rub my head as I stand up. It feels like I banged it against a wall.
There's so much pain, so much suffering. I can't stand it!
I yell out in frustration and kick my back pack across the road.
But then I'm quite. I look to my right.
A beautiful sunset... So marvelous, something that cannot be explained in words...
I look out at the horizon. There's nothing as far as the eye can see.
I stagger up to my backpack, feeling even more disorientated.
I lazily grab my bag and sling it over my chest, making it jab into my back and causing me to cry out in pain.
"Must... Go... On" I mutter to myself.
I feel weak, so tired, so.... I hold up my head with my hands.
"The.... What...."
I keep walking, a slow, wonky walk. Like that of a drunk.

I'm exhausted now. I've put my... All into it...
But.. That wasn't enough.... It's over now...
I fall on my knees, too weary to go on.
I drop slowly to the ground, I can see a blinding light...
But a Soothing blinding light... A blinding light of hope, of truth, of happiness... I feel myself being dragged towards the light..
The light... So close now... but I can hear the cries of people... a loud noise I cannot make out...
I feel I'm not ready to go... to the light... yet...
I suddenly see what's around me, like I awoke from a half-awake state.
it's cold, a cold room, but it's well lit.. and it smells like a million chemicals mixed together..
I can see some-one.. it looks like they're wearing a strange outfit... He's saying something..
I can barely make it out...
"It seems... Poison... Dangerous... Don't worry... Live.... Your going to feel..... Sleepy.... Now....."

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