"White…all is white…"

"Voices…many voices…."

"I feel so light…."

"Where am I_ ?"

"The voices …they fade away…."

Doctor, we are losing her, vital signs weakening

"Doctor?"

There is nothing we can do

Then….silence…

"NO! I want to be where the voices are! DON'T LEAVE ME!"

Every day I hear voices… noises.. They are all so different. They talk and another one answers…all the time…all around me…Each time, I want to talk to them, but they won't listen to me.

"Please… Listen to me…"

How long have I been in this place?, I feel floating like a feather, just…suspended..

Doctor… the child in bed 3 has been in coma for a long time now, do you thing she will wake up?

Coma? Child?

Nobody came for her, we don't have a name or anyone does recognize her

Name? I have a name…My name is… My name…My name is….What.. is my name…why can't I remember?

It has been 3 months, no change on her state, we can't keep her any longer, we are wasting staff and space, no one pays her treatment. She is already a dead child. Tomorrow we will apply a poison, she won't suffer. Call the gravedigger to work on a grave tonight.

"Poison…? Are you talking about me? But I'm…IM NOT DEAD! PLEASE! LISTEN TO ME! Don't….don't kill me!"

I felt a caress on my face

Doctor, what if she wakes up? What if we are killing her? Is there really nobody that will mourn for her?

"Nobody….? Am I all alone?"

This child was found, along the ruins of an unknown carriage in the northern part of the forest outside the city. Two female bodies were also found in the wreck, whoever it was, died on the spot, the horses and the other 2 victims were brutally torn apart, apparently by wolves or some other beasts. I have kept her in hopes somebody looks for her but… nobody has reported a child like her missing, neither the other females. A traveler found her lying nearby and brought her to me with serious injuries on the head and neck…I wish we could keep her longer, it's a shame such a young child have to die, but the war and pests got my hands full and we need all the space and resources in this hospital. I can't give her any longer chances to live.

I understand Doctor, I will inform the staff

"they found me… with 2 other people? If they saved me then…why..Why they are going to kill me now? Please…listen to me… I'm alive.. I'm listening..Why won't you listen to me…?"

Then I heard silence, he voices left the room…

"I…. Please… I want to live."

Do you want to live?

A voice, really close to me , spoke

"who are you?"

DO YOU want to live?

The deep voice asked again, almost in a mock

"Do I… wanna live?...do I?... Yes.. I do… please, I want to live"

You will live, you can't die . I live in you.

…? Who are you…?"

I got many names… for you I am just an Angelus Pietatis.

"angelus…Angelus..angel…are you an angel?"

But the voice was gone… and with a strong breeze in her face the girl finally opened her eyes.