idlemdayElena’s POV

The first thing I feel is pain, it's sharp and everywhere as if my body has been taken apart and put back together wrong. It feels heavy and deep ached-through-the-bones pain. The kind that does not care if you are awake or asleep. The kind that just exists.

The second thing I feel is tired, not sleepy tired but the kind of tired that feels like gravity has doubled and your body is sinking into the bed and that even breathing is work. My chest feels tight, my throat is dry ...