I woke up with a headache, a bandage on my right shoulder and the side of my neck, and dry-mouthed. My vision crossed and became blurred, and I couldn’t tell exactly where I was on the earth. Part of me felt as if I had died, reaching out to a new world and existence where the human soul traveled to after death. I didn’t know the name of that place or time I had traveled to, nor did I know exactly how far I had passed through its perimeter, spinning through galaxies and universes, and reaching that unknown world and whatever…
I blinked a number of times, exiting sleep. Every part of my frame ached, and I felt dizzy. Even my eyelids were heavy. I couldn’t feel my lips, jaws, or my neck for a few seconds. I could finally move my upper lip, attempting gently to open my mouth, and believed I
