Week 399 – Breaking news cop rescued

Breaking news cop rescued.

Everything hurt.

One second it seemed like everything was bright. So brightly light that it hurt his eyes.

Then it would be dark. So pitch black that Garret stumbled around not knowing where he was or where he was going.

Everything was fading.

Slowly but surely.

To the point where he didn’t even know now why he had to keep moving. Something deep inside him kept urging him on but he no longer knew what that was.

Only that something drove him.

Wouldn’t let him give up.

Forced him to keep going when all he wanted was to give into the pain and exhaustion.

So he moved, stumbling along confused and disoriented, stopping only when his body collapsed on him. Even then he’d hover in and out of a hazy slumber, dragging himself back to his feet as soon as he was able.

“Garret!”

The voice calling his name was much too loud, and he couldn’t seem to figure out where it was coming from. Were these trees surrounding him? It looked like it, only some of them had faces and appeared to be moving towards him.

“Found him, he’s in bad shape, we need EMS here ASAP,” the voice continued as someone reached out to touch his arm.

Was he lying down again?

Garret didn’t remember falling.

Didn’t know who the man looking at him with concern was either. Wasn’t even sure if it was a man or a tree.

“Is Calico with you?” the man asked.

Calico?

Why did that name stir up a whirlwind of emotions he couldn’t handle right now?

“Don’t worry, you’re going to be okay, and we’re going to find Calico. Everything is going to be alright.”

The tree man’s words didn’t soothe him, and as a wave of unconsciousness pulled Garret under he couldn’t help but feel that nothing would ever be alright again.