Asher

My body feels unbearably heavy like a massive weight crushes me and pins me in place.

No matter how much I try to move, it's like an invisible force holds me down, it makes it impossible to even lift a finger. I hate this. I hate to feel powerless, to depend on others when I should stand on my own.

I can sense movement around me, I can hear faint voices, but my mind is trapped in a thick fog.

My thoughts slip through my grasp like sand, impossible to hold on to.

The worst part is the sound of someone crying, it's agonizing, broken. The sound tugs at...