An unknown pain

While I was flipping over "the State of the World"*, a sudden physical pain struck. As a senseless attempt to take a break from this painful sensation, I closed my eyes. A dimmed vision produced a moment of faint feeling. I felt the hour came close to me in a flash of time. My very last bit of consciousness promptly woke me up, to restrain me from entering into a distant world. I opened my eyes. The immense pain assured me I remained alive. I dragged my weary body onto a bed, and lay destitute of any strength. My hands and feet turned cold and clammy. I pulled a blanket to wrap myself, but my temperature continued to sink. In the midst of persisting pain and chill, I cried desperately for help. Yet, my voice was too weak and soft for anyone to hear. Being detached from the rest of the world, the coming hour notion revolved in my head. The verse "Your kingdom come" hit me with a double-entendre. Immediately I gave up praying, and tried again my earthly practical calls, "Mao-mao... Mao-mao..." Finally my mother heard my whispers. She walked slowly into my room, and discovered me lying half-dead. With my last breath of energy, I earnestly asked for a painkiller. "You can't just kill your pain without finding its source", Mao-mao spoke in a deep worry as if it was the end of the world, "Do you need a digestive capsule, or should I call an ambulance?" Willing not to spend my restful weekend in a hospital, I chose the capsule. Its placebo effect gradually relieved my pain in the next 30 minutes. This unknown pain forced me to ponder over what if I left the world today. N.B. * The cash award was substituted by a book after the financial tsunami. Maybe this was the source of my pain. :)