Tick... Tick... Ticking of the clock

Tick...tick….tick

We are somewhere unfamiliar

Tock...tock….tock

It will be fine.

We will be fine.

As I breathe in deep the smell of disinfectant and cleanliness fill my nose as I reassure myself I will be fine. I tell myself this is what I need to do. My hands grow clammy. Feeling uneasy as I walk the halls for the first time. Holding my hands in a fist, pressing my nails into my soft palm.Feeling a small pain in my palm. Everything around me went fuzzy, into slow motion.

Hearing muffled.

Sight blurred.

Heart beating…

beating…

beating FAST.

I feel faint.

I can't breathe.

Air escaping.

I can't catch a breath.

Clenching my fists tighter. Tight. Tight. Tight. I breathe the compression of my fists being clenched helps.

Take a breath.

Inhale……

Exhale……

Almost there

Count to five…..

1...

2...

3…

4…

and...

5...

See it's easier to breathe now. I keep telling myself it'll all be fine.