I found myself running, gasping for breath as if I'd been sprinting for hours, my knees buckling beneath me as I struggled to keep my footing, yet I had no idea what I was running from – and that was the most terrifying part.
But it never ended... why?? Why?! This abyss of darkness seemed to stretch on forever. I stumbled forward, terrified of colliding with some unknown horror, until finally, a glimmer of light appeared in the distance - the very beacon I had been desperately searching for since this nightmare began.
It was so close, but why couldn't I reach it? Suddenly, I felt myself being held tight by the leg; Startled! I stopped, my subconcious kept telling me to move, but my mind wouldn't let go of that feeling, that touch. I looked down to find a bloody hand with scratches and deep cuts, looking ghastly...scared witless!.
"I turned back slowly, and my heart sank as I was faced with the one face I never wanted to see again: Cassie."
"No, no, no, no! Stop! Leave me alone! I didn't do it; it's not my fault. I tried my best to explain, to warn you, but you wouldn't listen."
"Please, just let me be," I said, crying. "I'm tired of all this!" I shouted, my eyes tightly closed.
But suddenly, the hairs on my neck stood on end, and a cold chill ran down my spine. I glanced to my left, and just as I was about to look away, I saw them again - those mesmerizing, magenta eyes glowing brightly on a face that remained shrouded in mystery. Though the features were indistinct, fleeting glimpses of them were forever seared into my memory, and for a moment, my fear gave way to fascination.
"However, my admiration was cut short by an intense pain, the likes of which I had never experienced before."
"It felt familiar yet distant, like déjà vu. A searing stab to the heart, the pain was so intense it felt as though my cells were being simultaneously destroyed and rebuilt. Black dots invaded my vision, and I could feel the blood racing through my veins at an alarming rate, threatening to burst free. I coughed, hastily covering my mouth with my hands, and felt something warm and sticky spreading across my palms, but my fading vision rendered me nearly blind."
"As the metallic taste hit me, a terrifying realization dawned: Is th...this...blood? The bloodied hand clenched around my leg seemed to belong to no one, least of all me."
"I was struggling to comprehend what was happening when I felt myself being pulled down, shrinking or perhaps sinking deeper into an endless void of darkness; the sensation was suffocating, as if the end itself had no end."
As I succumbed to the relentless pain and darkness, closing my eyes in defeat, those mesmerizing eyes continued to shine brightly above me. They were the eyes that had stirred a tumultuous mix of emotions within me - fascination, fear, danger, and attraction - holding me entranced and, for a fleeting moment, making me forget the abyss of despair I was slipping into.
Just when I thought all was lost, a soft, ethereal voice whispered sweetly in my ear, its gentle tone reminiscent of a cloud drifting lazily across the sky, carrying a soothing message meant only for me.
"Wake up, dear; it's was just a dream "
Yet, I couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't just a dream. The pain still lingered, feeling agonizingly real.