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I’ve heard of stories
of people
who go into a coma
and they don’t wake up
for a very
long
time
I can’t say that’s happened to me
but
I can say
that there was a time
when I came close
It all started when
a man
in purple
and yellow
and black
snapped his fingers
and then
I couldn’t control
my body anymore
but what was different
from a coma
was that my body could still be controlled
just
not
by
me
And I don’t think
I had ever been so scared
in my entire life
not before then
and I still haven’t since
no ghost can compare
to the feeling
of being trapped
inside your head
screaming
pleading
hurting
hurting so much
but no one
can hear you
And then I was falling
into a dark vortex
and I couldn’t breathe
and a horrible
dark
feeling
came over me
and I felt it enter me
and I screamed for help
but nothing came out of my mouth
and I felt an agonizing pain
like my body growing
and growing
and being twisted
into all sorts of shapes
and I tried to scream again
but all that came out
was a long screech
And then
he
became part of me too
and I was terrified
because
there was so much malice
and sickening glee
at everyone’s pain
and it wasn’t just him feeling it
it was me too
and there was nothing
I could
do
It was
so cold
and empty
and I couldn’t feel anything
except
for
the beating
of
a
giant
heart
it was pounding
like a drum
and I felt it
and I felt that crazy
stare
I couldn’t see him
but I knew
he was there
and I don’t think I will ever be
more terrified
than I was
in that moment
And it felt like it would never end
but
it did
and I was confused at first
I couldn’t remember
where I was
but then it came back
and I don’t know how
I kept myself
from crying right then
I don’t think
I’ve ever been
more glad
to see my brother
and my friends
in my life
And I thought
that would be the end
but still
at night
sometimes
I hear
his voice
and the beating
of
a
heart
and I jolt awake
just to check
if
I
can
move.