Even now, I carry the lessons with me. It was a journey through darkness to find the light.
Even now, I carry the lessons with me. It was a journey through darkness to find the light.
But something shifted. The darkness loosened its grip. By 5 AM, the buzzing finally stopped. I was exhausted—but I was free.
But something shifted. The darkness loosened its grip. By 5 AM, the buzzing finally stopped. I was exhausted—but I was free.
Slowly, I started to feel my feet again. My body began to settle. The buzzing eased, but the lessons were just beginning.
Slowly, I started to feel my feet again. My body began to settle. The buzzing eased, but the lessons were just beginning.
Then, something broke through. I began to cry, spitting out black, clear insect wings. I was stunned.
Then, something broke through. I began to cry, spitting out black, clear insect wings. I was stunned.
But this was something I had to face on my own. The ceremony had just begun.
But this was something I had to face on my own. The ceremony had just begun.
I couldn’t feel my feet—they felt like insect legs. My body kept moving, shaking as if it had a will of its own. I was terrified, trapped in the experience.
I couldn’t feel my feet—they felt like insect legs. My body kept moving, shaking as if it had a will of its own. I was terrified, trapped in the experience.
I couldn’t stop the sound coming out of my mouth, this deep, vibrating buzz. It was surreal—and terrifying.
I couldn’t stop the sound coming out of my mouth, this deep, vibrating buzz. It was surreal—and terrifying.
And those palm plants? They weren’t swaying in the wind. They were waving at me. Not just moving with the breeze—but inviting me in. Like old friends, welcoming me back. “Come closer,” they seemed to say.
And those palm plants? They weren’t swaying in the wind. They were waving at me. Not just moving with the breeze—but inviting me in. Like old friends, welcoming me back. “Come closer,” they seemed to say.