In the Dark

Amber's point of view

My screaming doesn't help at all since the echo makes me even more terrified. Darkness, immense darkness everywhere I look. My lungs feel constricted and I can't breathe in enough oxygen. Oh, my God why can't I breathe?! I feel as if there was something heavy on my chest that is preventing me from being able to catch my breath. The darkness is so suffocating. What was that?! Is there really something in here with me or am I just paranoid? Breathe Amber, breathe! I try to calm myself down but it's not helping. It's impossible for me to see anything at all everything is just pitch black. Anything can be out there, snakes, monsters, bears and who knows what else. I want to see what is coming. My biggest fear is coming true and I can't help but feel scared out of my mind. What is that scraping sound?! Is someone coming my way?! I need to get out of here as soon as possible or I might become insane. The darkness is closing in on me and I feel like there is not enough space for me! It's too constricting and limiting for someone like me! Someone who has always been terrified of darkness and what might lie in wait for unsuspecting humans.

Never before have I experienced such complete darkness and I feel like my heart is in my throat. It is beating so loudly that I can't help but worry that it will lead some evil my way. I don't want to be all alone here. It's so intimidating, being all alone and unable to see. At this point, I am not sure if my body is shaking from fear or the cold. Honestly, this eerie coldness is doing nothing to calm my frail nerves. I need to go out, find some light. It's impossible for me to face this fear all alone. Since I can remember there was always one fear that I could never leave behind no matter how hard I tried, and that is the fear of darkness. It's not so much about the dark itself but about the fact that absolutely anything can hide in it and attack without any warning. In my whole life, I have always relied on my eyes to tell me if there was danger or beauty ahead of me and now I lost my most important sense. The sense I appreciate the most, my sight. I feel like I can live without anything, but not without being able to see. I need to calm down. Even though I try to breathe deeply my hands are still shaking and my panic is not subsiding.

I know that I need to move. It is stupid to stay in one place exposed to any possible danger. There has to be a way out and I need to find it as soon as possible. The problem is that I don't feel like I can physically move. My legs are too weak and are shaking so much that I am not sure I can make a few steps without falling down. And falling down is the worst thing I can do now because it will leave me even more exposed. It doesn't matter if there is any real danger or not I need to go on with the assumption that there is a danger, so as not to be surprised if something does happen. Slowly I try to gather my strength and move, move anywhere but here and that is the exact moment that a loud threatening voice freezes me in place.

"You humans are so weak!" The voice mockingly states. "Afraid of darkness, how ridiculous is that. It's funny to see because you are afraid of it but you carry such darkness in your hearts like no other beings in the world. " The voice that seems to be coming from everywhere says. Then it starts laughing manically making me feel goosebumps all over my body. I want to put my hands over my ears, but I am not ready to lose another one of my senses. I can feel that it's getting even colder. So cold that I am afraid I might get frostbite if I stay any longer. But the voice has me frozen in place because I have no idea where it is coming from. It feels like it's everywhere and nowhere at the same time. A bodiless voice whose main goal seems to be to hunt me down. "How pathetic you are. You are all frightened and shaking for no reason. If you want, I can give you a reason to be terrified. I can make your blood run cold. It would actually be such a pleasure to do that for you." The voice says in mock helpfulness. I can feel that it means what it says and I have to fight back. The only way for me to get out is to face my fear of darkness and come out as a winner.

Gathering up my courage I start towards what I think is the exit, but honestly, by this point, I am so lost that I am not even sure I am heading in the right direction. "Oh, don't go. Let's play. " The scary voice says making it sound like a voice of a small child which freaks me out even more. So I pick up the pace trying to ignore the voice that keeps echoing all around me and making me jump up from fright, from time to time. Nevertheless, I grit my teeth together in concentration and go on. Finally, after what feels like an eternity I can see the dim light approaching or am I approaching the light? I am not sure but the only thing I care about is reaching the light and finally leaving the darkness behind. The light is dim, and there is a figure somewhere out there creating weird shadows that I can't truly distinguish but I don't care. All I care is that there IS light. I am so close. Now I can hear a familiar voice that seems to be coming from far away although the figure looks close. Finally, I reach the light. I win, demon voice! Since it feels safe I let go of my courage and I don't have enough time to figure out who the dark silhouette belongs to before my face meets the ground as I faint.