THE PAST
(Author's POV)
Benjamin woke up with a hold as he broke into a cold sweat. He felt a crippling pain in his chest where he had been pierced and bent over in agony.
His chest felt tight. His heartbeat was restless and erratic. His throat was clogged and his eyes bulged from the agony he felt.
He was having a panic attack.
The more he tried to resist it, the more crushing and excruciating the pain became.
He clutched his chest tight and took deep, labourer breaths as he tried to calm himself.
It was hard and excruciatingly painful, but he slowly got a hold of himself and regulated his breathing until it attained a semblance of normalcy.
Slowly but surely, the crippling pain in his chest and the clog in his throat subsided until they were a mere fleeting feeling.
The perspira
