When it uttered a sharp , inward gasp , deep and tortured , he thought his heart would burst . Oh , God , he could feel his nerves humming beneath his skin , his heart jackhammering in his chest , that infernal weight crushing him , and he thought with a surge of horror that he would never break from its influence , never `` wake up , '' never escape -- Then he blinked , and all was as it should have been , early morning light creeping in from behind the dark curtains and tingeing the room blue . There was nothing suspended just inches above his chest , nothing sobbing above him , and feeling had returned to his arms and legs , his torso , chest , and neck .
Only a heavy feeling in his lungs and the vivid memory of the terror he had felt just a few moments before remained .
Emotion: Fear