
John woke up in a state of disarray, his sheets drenched with his sweat and a horrible pulsing feeling in his head. He felt weak and had to forcibly remove himself from where he had been laying down. Shivering as the fan above blew cold bursts of wind over his wet and shaking body, he began to make his way out of the room. He only made it a few feet before lurching over and puking all over the place, his stomach heaving as if it were trying to remove some vicious contaminant.
“Disgusting,” he muttered to himself as he stared blankly at the now messy floor, “what the hell is wrong with me? I haven't eaten anything bad lately...not that I know of at least. And I sure as hell hadn't been drinking...I better clean up.”
He carefully hoisted himself back up from the nearby desk and held himself there standing for a moment, his legs were wobbly and a strong bout of dizziness had struck him. Once he regained his balance he headed into the dark hallway just beyond his bedroom door and fumbled blindly, feeling his way to the end where the door awaited him. After opening the door he had to shield his eyes, a blinding light was shining in through the open window in the next room. This made his stomach begin to lurch ever so slightly again, he decided it would be best if he hurried himself to the bathroom. Once he made it, he lunged his face over the pearly white sink and became sick again. He was feeling rather light-headed by this point but managed to twist on the shower nozzle despite, he waited for it to warm up before peeling off his soggy clothes and jump in.
After a small struggle to actually hoist himself into the ceramic tub, John laid down with steaming water raining upon his convulsing body. He stared upward at the spigot that was soothing his seemingly beaten body when something happened. His vision began to fade as he was pulled into a sort of tunnel consisting of swirling, pulsing lights and colors. His body felt as though it was stretching along the entire length of the tunnel all at once and yet he also felt as though he was only standing two inches tall. His perception of life was stripped away in a sudden flash and then it was over.
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