The sound was the first thing to return
Distant whispers
unclear
unrecognizable
As if they did not belong to me
I tried to move
but my body did not respond immediately
Heavy
Strange
As if it was not mine
I opened my eyes slowly
The light was sharp and painful
As if I was seeing it for the first time
A ceiling I do not know
Cold air
Unlike anything I was used to
And my breath
It was slower than it should be
Master?
The voice this time was closer
Faint
But filled with something I did not understand
Fear?
No
It was not fear
I tried to respond
But my voice
It was not my voice
I raised my hand slowly
And stopped
The skin
The texture
Even the shape of the fingers
Everything was correct
But at the same time not correct
My heartbeat accelerated
No
not my heart
This rhythm
Foreign
Master are you alright?
The steps approached
Then
it bowed
It bowed to me?
Something inside me broke
Not fear
Not pain
It was realization
I whispered barely hearing myself
I
I stopped
The next word did not come out
I looked at my hands once more
These are not my hands
This is not my body
This is not me
And somewhere inside my head
Something else
Was smiling