My eyes were swollen for I cried for the entire night. I felt as if I were drowning in my own tears. The sound of my heartbeat pounded in my ears and I felt as if I was knocked over by ten thousand bricks. All I could do was stare at the ceiling above me. I could not help but wonder why life had to be that way. How could I forget the scene that kept replaying inside my head. ?
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath in then out. I was never going to fall asleep. How could I? I was traumatized, I was uneasy and I felt uncomfortable. The thought of my father hanging on to his life, motionless in the room beside mines was unbearable. He was the only thing I...