It's the sound of hell knocking on my door, and a scream rips out of my throat when someone grabs my legs.
Nooooooooooooooo!
I'm screaming and kicking as fear eats me alive from within.
NO! NO! NO!
I feel myself slowly losing my mind.
Please, please, please.
The cord around my neck loosens, and I start clawing whatever I can reach.
Can't anyone please help me?
Someone starts speaking, but my mind has already started to disintegrate.
I don't want this.
My body grows heavy, and my knees start to fold.
Please.
I know I'm about to lose consciousness, and I just know—-
Please, somebody, please.
When I wake up, I'll no longer be who I was.
Can't somebody help me?
I can't seem to stop begging even though I know no one's there to rescue me.
Please.
And yet...
Please.
I could've sworn someone heard my heart crying out.
Please.
And answered me with the words I had dreamt of my entire life.
"Sei al sicuro."
You're safe now.
Cages
DON'T OPEN YOUR EYES.
It's the first thing that pops into my mind when I regain consciousness.
Don't move.
Because I can sense someone staring at me even with my eyes still closed.