As the darkness of oblivion threatened to consume me, I heard the screeching tires of a car. Then, I heard distant voices, and there was some urgency piercing through the haze of my consciousness. At that moment, I wished they would notice me and helped me, but then, it would be asking for too much from the Moon Goddess.

When I finally regained awareness, the sterile white walls of a hospital room surrounded me. As I lay there, my weakened frame still trembling, and then a sudden realization washed over me. Then, the door opened.

My heart raced as the hospital attendant approached, breaking the fragile stillness that enveloped the...