Blue and red spots danced in front of my eyes as I lay still on the hospital bed. My vision was blurred, I heard distinct conversation and the beeps of my heart monitor. A doctor walked into my room, a clear grimace on her face. ¨Am I going to be okay?¨ I tried sitting up but failed, my frail body struggling to carry its own weight. Her frown immediately changed to an obviously fake smile. ¨You were never not okay sweetheart! It´s just placebo. here take this.¨ She placed a cup of water on my bedside table. I mutter a small thanks and she leaves. Just placebo. The words echoed through my mind. Something is wrong with me and I was the only person who seemed to notice. I knew they were hiding something from me. I took the glass of water and gulped it down. I sigh heavily. What if I closed my eyes?.. A wink of sleep. Just for a moment.. The heart monitor immediately goes asystole. ¨Goodbye sweetheart!¨ The doctor smiles.

He looks down at his chest, his pulse quickening each second that goes by. Time seems to slow. Everything becomes a blur. the dot He is stunned, stuck with nothing but the deafening silence, the shooter, and his own thoughts. His first instincts are to run, but that would result in a cowardly death. He knows better than that. scope the scenery. Use your resources his generals words echo through his head. Taking a quick glance around, he finds it. A wall of bricks. Just as the bullet goes off, he leaps behind it. He lands hard, a sharp pain coursing through his arm. "Its just the adrenaline wearing off.." he reasures himself quietly. "pain is temporary, death is forever."