In the darkness, Elena had surprisingly found solace for once. Yet, a part of her badly wanted to go back to the surface... to the light. At times, she'd hear distant voices of people talking around her, old hinges closing, and a soft touch here and there. But none of those touches was as gentle as...
The pain. It came and went, like a haunted curse sent to curb her every thought. But unlike the other times, it wasn't as painful as before. It came, quick and sharp, and disappeared after sending her back to the darkness.
But she was determined to fight it this time. She soared higher and faster in the vastness, the dot she had spotted appearing larger with every waking second. And when she got there, the light turned too bright, turning her vision into a giant spark!
Elena fluttered her eyelashes open, the familiar pink ceiling coming into view. For a moment, she just stared blankly before she blinked twice to seal her pact with the living.
