Copper Wires Nightmare - just a dream

Copper Wires Nightmare - just a dream

A prisoner, one of a handful I gathered whilst taking in the desolate, makeshift excuse for a hospital. The eery feeling that something was off, that equal confusion seemed present on the faces of the others dawned in light colored gowns. Like stray animals with dementia, we sat on the gurneys, some feet dangling while others cross legged. 

Without warning I found myself separated, all I could think was that at some point I must have been drugged. Barely able to see through the haze, and even had I not been restrained, movement was weak with heavy limbs. Around me, figures moved like shadows, muttering in a language that seemed alien yet purposeful.

Pain lanced through me as they began their grim work. With clinical detachment, they cut into my flesh above my thighs, feeding thin copper wires into my veins. The agony was unbearable, a mix of sharp cuts and the burning of the sharp end making it's way deeper and deeper into me. Every attempt to struggle intensified the pain keeping me ridged and immobilized, the wires eventually threatening to tear into my very heart with every movement.

From there they moved upwards, under my arms, repeating the brutal process. Tears streamed down my face as I sobbed, crying out in agony. 

Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, two new figures entered, then paused. One seemed to declared me unfit for something or another, but before any relief could have set in, the other turned and forced thick plugs into my ears with brutal force.

The pain was beyond description, a searing pressure that seemed to crush my eardrums and tear my ear canals. Warm blood trickled down the sides of my jaw, and in that moment of unbearable torment, I screamed.

I awoke.. still screaming, gasping, drenched in sweat, my heart pounding. Ellie, my pup, pressing herself into my side, eyes filled with worry sensing my distress. Reality slowly settled in as I realized it was just a nightmare, but the pain lingered, both physically(briefly) and that emotional distress. I couldn't shake the feeling that somewhere deep within me, a part of that dream had touched a raw nerve of reality.