Learning to count (a 700-word) flash fiction suspense story by Oren Shafir

Miss Chandler hears herself counting and the numbers dance before her own eyes.The bed begins to spin. She wants to steady herself, but she is not in control. The IV in her arm pulls her back.
“Good honey. This is just something to help you relax before the anesthesiologist gets here,” the nurse says.
Miss Chandler must regain control. She closes her eyes and sees herself: young again, in charge, in her classroom, helping one of her young students learn to count.“Stop, stop, stop. Now Jemma hon...