Day fades, darkness falls. Alone. Trapped. Walking through a darkened place with nothing but a compass. Heading North. No it can't be. Can it? I know the way home - I think.
Thoughts roll through my head. What thoughts are these? Whose are they? They are not mine. A passing stranger gives a smile. Points in the direction I am going. It's a trap. I can feel it in the tingle of my spine and bones. Hair raising, eyes shifting, the stranger is swiftly gazing. Looking at my heart he smiles. THUD!
I fall, can't get up. I'm trapped. Knees locked, arms frozen. What is coming next? I hear the sounds of children laughing. Who are they? Where are they? The sound begins to fade - like my life. Will I ever be able to see my children? Will I ever get to have children? Is this it? Is this the end?
Darkness fades, day comes. I'm standing by my window. Tired still and wearied by the dream I had last night. I clutch my hands, pull them to my heart - still beating strong, but pausing slightly. I don't know who it was that I saw - the stranger in the dark. I don't know, but I do not like the feeling that came over me. I know I can't return to where the darkness ate the light.
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