*Cough Cough
A cough resounds through the room, not even strong enough to be heard by anyone outside the room, even with the thin walls surrounding me.
Today is another day in an uphill battle I know I am losing. But the sliver of hope I still have, it burns brightly.
Every day, every night, I have to fight. Never seeing the stars through my eyes, at most through the windows in my room. How I wish to see the stars.
When will I be free? The question, or a version of it, always lingers in my mind. Did I do something to deserve this? Another one of the questions I had for some higher being out there.
Did I ever receive an answer for these questions?
No. And I don't mind, not anymore. This is something I live with. I'm not more or less of a person than any other.
*Cough
Another wave of coughs rattles my body, this one worst than before.
Maybe this is the end? Is this something I long for, or just another fleeting thought. How long will this take?
As my vision blurred for the first time in a while, my body felt something. Satisfaction. I lived my life to the fullest of my abilities. So I'm ready, ready for my end.
With that, my eyes close. Never to see light again.
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Feeling air brush over my skin and a warmth building all over my body, I remember the times me and my parents went outside.
Taking a deep breath, I feel fresh air entering my lungs.
It smelled beautiful, so many scents I never knew.
Did I enter heaven? Was the only thought I came up with. But there was also something else, another thought. Maybe this is just a dream.
I had various vivid dreams before, maybe this was another one. What if it was a dream? What would happen if I opened my eyes?
Why am I afraid? I asked myself. I felt it, knew, I had died. So, why am I afraid?
Didn't I wish for this? A time when I could be outside, enjoy the rays of sunlight on my skin, and gaze at the stars through my own eyes?
Am I still there? Trapped in that room, never leaving.
How could I still be there? I left it behind.
I need to open my eyes! My mind screams at me.
.
There it is, the bright ball of light in the sky.
Rays of its light passing through the leaves of a tree, hitting my body.
This is heaven.
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Thank you for reading this far. I know this is a short chapter, and I will write longer ones in the future.
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