Chapter 2 Waking Up

An unconscious John is laying in a hospitable bed, wearing a hospital gown with wires running out of it, into a machine next to the bed. The machine isn't making any sound which means that the power is out, that is a very odd occurrence for a hospital to experience. The hospital should have multiple backup generator in case of emergency.

The room looks very deteriorated, the walls have some cracks and the paint is starting to chip. The flowers in a vase by the bed are withered and dead. There are also papers scattered across the floor indicating that someone has left the room in a hurry. By the door, you can see a stain of something dark. The stain is from a liquid going under the door. The only light coming into the room is from the window.

The light from, the only window in the room, hits John's closed eyes causing them to twitch, signifying that he will wake up soon. John's eyes start to flutter and then open, he sits up abruptly. John looks around the room, he sees the light from the window and starts to get out off bed. Sitting at the edge of the bed with his bare feet touching the cold floor, John starts to remove the wires attached to his chest. John then looks at the IV in his left arm, he can see the the fluid bag is completely empty, he applies pressure and starts to take the needle out. He feels a little pain because it has been in the vein for too long.

His throat feels a little scratchy, showing his thirst, he starts to stand up from the bed slowly and walks carefully to the bathroom. He feels a little dizzy because of the lack of fluids within his body. Once inside the bathroom, he turns the faucet on and cold water begins to flow out. Cupping his hands, he starts to drink some water slowly.

When he finally quenches his thirst, he feels his dizziness alleviate. With his his problem solved, he looks at the mirror in front of him for the first time and finds himself looking at a very handsome man. This man had black hair and hazel eyes, he had short hair on the top of his head and the sides of his head were buzzed. He looks at his arm and can see the powerful muscle that resides under his skin.

He walks out of the bathroom and goes toward the window, looking outside he can see at least a hundred dead bodies, the bodies were lined in neat rows and he can only imagine the smell. Looking further, up a small hill, he sees a small military outpost that is abandoned, there are a couple Hummers and there is a tent set up. It seems that the military had deserted this outpost and left hurriedly because there are many crates of supplies. Another possibility is that the military camp had been overrun and any of the survivors, had to leave quickly and couldn't afford the time to take anything.

After looking outside for a while longer, he walks back to the bed and sits down. He starts to think about the wishes that he made and wills himself to enter his dimension.