Chapter 43

A mysterious danger close to me lingers. A violent paroxysm of fear swells up inside me, I sense a tinge of something eerily sinister lurking beneath the darkness. A shadow, a movement is caught at the corner of my eye. I move and turn. "Hello..." my voice trembles "…is anyone there?" I am met with the ghastliest silence. I clear my throat and take another step. it is everywhere around me, but it can t be directly perceived, only felt. My chest tightens, I badly want to get out of here. Where am i? everything looks strange. I take another step, and another one, and another one until my steps turn into a full run. I can only hear the sound of my feet and my heartbeat. I turn my head to each sides, no one just me and the inky night blackness. I can t I breathe neither shake the salient bad vibe that hangs through the funereal darkness. A dry fallen branch cracks beneath my feet and I stop immediately. The wind blows my hair into my face and mouth. Someth