I couldn’t breathe. The air it was… it was stuck, struggling to make its way through the passages, heavy and stifling. It hurt. It really hurt. I felt tears fall down my face, hot and burning, blurring my vision. A choked sob escaped, the air leaving in short gasps, uncontrolled and sputtering.
They took her, they took her… out. She’s gone. The realisation came crashing down, blinding, overcoming, and I finally let myself grieve. A ear piercing cry ripped through my throat. I screamed… and everything went black.
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I woke up in a brightly lit room, the light so bright it was blinding, I felt a sharp pain worm it’s way through my forehead, head feeling heavy. I scanned my surroundings and found nothing of any use. I was encircled by four stark white walls, no doors or windows in site. It seemed as if I was imprisoned in the blankest, most empty chamber of my mind. Yet this was real, this was… reality. I made an effort to get up and felt great resistance, my arms and legs were bound. It dawned on me, I was a prisoner.
The ones who took her, no, the ones who… killed her had abducted me. The otherworlders, murderers. They stole half of me, half of my soul, my friend, my best friend, my sister. My heart throbbed in torment, the ache still fresh, the pain unbearable. I felt the stab of despair threatening to throw me into the sea of hopelessness, until a memory, her words became a beacon saving me.
“Don’t ever forget how strong you can be, true strength shows itself when all seems lost.”
I felt tears warm my cheeks and a wistful smile greet them. I strengthened my resolve and excruciatingly forced the pain deep down, locking it away in the furthest corner of my heart, and compelled the resolve outward, fortifying it. I melded a shield, a barrier that encompassed me. Preparing me for the task that lay ahead. To escape… Freedom.
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