A pinpoint of light crept in from the inky blackness. My mouth felt dry and I perceived a heavy iron laden taste in my mouth. The fuzzy edges of my vision closed in and let out. Bright lights danced about in the middle of the foggy haze. I opened my eyes slowly as I woke up staring at the sky wondering how long I had been out. The clouds made dark grey swirls above my face and the cold of the early fall air bit at my nose as I took the short breaths that the pain allowed me. I felt the ache in my side. It was a searing pain. It was a deep pain. Like a cramp and burn all wrapped up inside of my side. It reminded me that I had not dreamt what had just happened. Oh how I prayed it had all been a dream. It surely happened. I only wished I could turn back time, to stop the events that led up to this day. But that is not how life works. This pain would not go away. Time would not rewind. I am surrounded by bodies...