[Vereena]
My equilibrium was disrupted by the solid force, and I toppled forward, crashing into the wooden flow right in the middle of the corridor. The ringing was so intense that I felt my ears start to bleed no matter how hard I was covering them with the heel of my palms.
A series of thundering footsteps came rushing towards my direction, and a massive set of hands gripped my shoulders.
"Lassie, are you alright? What is happening?" It was Hugh, and he sounded a little frantic when he noticed something in my ears. "Fuck, you're bleeding! Captain!"
"The noise, shut it off! Shut it off! Shut it off!" I badgered, kicking my feet, clawing my ears, unmindful if they would fall off, and curling myself in vain. Clutching my ears attempted to shut the noise off, but it was rendered fruitless.
