Chapter 1 – Voices in the darkness
Drip…Drip…
"Where am I?"
Drip…Drip…
"My eyes…"
Drip…
"My ears…"
Drip…
"My voice…"
Drip…
"That voice…"
Drip…
"My memory…"
Drip…Drip…
"My life…"
Drip…
"I still kill…"
Drip…
"Hate me…"
Drip…
"…Forever."
I woke up, entering nothing but unending brightness. I immediately shut my eyes.
Beep…Beep…Beep…
"Heart monitor…" I thought.
"Sasuke? …Long time no see… I-"
"You're finally awake, Uchiha."
I opened my mouth again but nothing came out. I grumbled words of frustration in my head. I finally decided to face the light and open my eyes.
Reaching for a notepad, I grabbed a pen and wrote down the words in English, "I can't speak." The two ladies in front of me looked at the notepad questioningly. "They don't speak English?" I tried again writing in Japanese this time. "I can't speak."