I lay there - transfixed, and in a bit of a daze. My eyes were closed, though the 火災, 火 that once overwhelmed me was gone. I felt this odd sensation that I had never felt before. I felt... Stronger. I heard many cars, dripping water, people talking on their cell phones, bugs scuttling up the walls. Everything was so clear.
The people I could hear was quite a distance away. I wondered at how I came to know that. Was I ever able to do that before - judge ultimate distances with hearing alone? I wasn't sure. Actually... What happened to me in the last few hours? All I could remember was... That...
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