[ WP ] You get a deep cut for the first time in your life , instead of bone or muscle , you see wires .

“ Ow! ” Jake screamed out as the sword slashed his arm. It was mid-July and he was a performer at his town ’ s local medieval faire. Over the past few summers, he had done everything from running the concession stands to performing on stage in real sword fights. This year he was doing the latter. Covering up his wound with his hand he hobbled off the stage. After his dueling partner forgave the audience for the delay, he went into the back to check on him. 
 
 “ Dude, Jake, I ’ m so sorry. Are you alright? ” Nick asked. He was a nice guy, 6 feet tall with sandy hair and the perfect runner ’ s body. It ’ s not that he had swung incredibly hard, it ’ s just he had swung with such grace that is to be expected from a fighter. 
 
 “ Yeah, I ’ m fine. Don ’ t worry about it. ” 
 
 “ I ’ m gon na go call an ambulance. ” 
 
 “ No, don ’ t. They ’ ll just make things worse. ” 
 
 “ Jake, its faire policy. I have to. ” Watching Nick run off, Jake was left alone. Looking down at his hand, he was surprised that he didn ’ t see as much blood as he would expect coming from an open wound. In fact, he didn ’ t see any blood at all. Removing his hand, he was astonished. The cut was deep; deep enough that he should ’ ve seen at least muscle, if not bone. There, running through the middle of his arm, were wires. Sticking his fingers into the gash, he grabbed one of the wires. It was warm as he felt the electric current pass through. 
 
 He had never had a cut this deep before. This was the first time he truly had seen his own insides. Pulling out the sword he had sheathed at his waist, he cut straight across the other arm. As he suspected, the wires ran through both of his arms. 
 
 “ Jesus, Jake. What the hell are you doing? ” Nick asked as he entered the room with medical gauze. “ Did you cut your other arm? ” 
 
 “ No, look, ” he said pointing to his arm. Reaching in, he pulled out one of the wires, showing Nick. “ I have wires running through my arms. ” Nick was shocked at what was being shown to him. In a fit of panic, he dropped the gauze and sprinted out of the room. Confused, Jake went back to playing with the wires inside of him, hoping to learn more about himself. 
 
 As the sirens neared in the distance, Jake felt a little bit lightheaded. That ’ s weird, he thought. I shouldn ’ t be feeling light-headed right now. He collapsed to the floor, unsure what was happening. The last sight he saw was the paramedics rushing in, rolling a cart along with them. 
 
 “ BP 85/50 and dropping! ” the nurse screamed. “ We need to stabilize him, and fast! Doctor, has the bloodwork come back yet? ” she questioned as she saw the doctor approaching the cart. 
 
 He nodded his head. “ LSD was found in his system. He must have been hallucinating. One of his co-workers told us that he thought there were wires in his arms. Hurry, now! We ’ re running out of time. ”
