Read Parts 1-5 Content Warning: Recommended 18+ due to mature content, adult situations, and sensitive topics.   “Michael.”   Gasping awake against the dim light and my heart gallops. My muscles clench through a medication-blurred reality as I roll my eyes through the haze toward my mother’s voice. “M-mom?” I stutter. Salt and pepper curls ...

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3| Part 4 Content Warning: Recommended 18+ due to mature content, adult situations, and sensitive topics.     I lull in and out of consciousness in the wheelchair as I stare out the window. My mother’s voice awakens me each time I fall asleep – jolts of you ...