Fear

The darkness clings to my skin.

Chills run up my back as I feel someone walking behind me.
Do I turn around?
I quicken my pace, not ready to surrender to this movement in the blackness.
Knots churn in my stomach making me lurch forward even more.
“Run.” I say to myself. My feet don’t obey.
I continue to walk at a quickened speed, scanning the brick walls for a way out.
My eyes finally adjust, seeing a dead end.
“No.”
My hands grip the wall tightly, so desperately trying to break free.

Shakily turning around, I see nothing.

Letting my head fall back I breathe a sigh of relief.
The sound that I heard before made itself present again, making me jump.
Frantically, my neck whips around just in time to see a hand coming straight for my mouth.
“Help Me!”
Blackness.