Into The Darkness

Suddenly I found myself walking toward the opening and appearing a few feet into the opening that the lights of the sky permitted to be seen. The more steps I took into the opening the more my vision adjusted to the low level of light. Roughly five feet more I came across what looked like a sign, the only thing I could make out was a dark arrow that pointed towards the floor.

I didn’t even think about what I was doing, I reached down to the floor and was surprised when my left hand touched a smooth round object. Hefting the object the first thing that came to my mind, Well at least I’ll have something I can use as a weapon if needed!

Then from further in came a sound of someone laughing, followed quickly by “Well isn’t see a bright one!” The laughter changed into a twitter then, “Try lighting the torch first before coming to find me!”

For the first time in a long while I actually called out, “I can’t, I don’t have anything to light it with!”

“Oh god what are you a blonde, try the next pail where you got that torch from!”

I feel around and find the other pail and dip the head of what I now know is a torch and whatever I dip it into ignited the round head, giving me enough light to see that there was another torch that I can take to use as a weapon. I set off going deeper into the opening hoping that the voice is nearby.

I was deep enough to see that the only direction I had to go was forwards where there came a faint light. Even more curious than before I began walking a little faster and as the light got brighter I was able to detect the person who spoke. At first sight he was scrawny standing in front of garbage.

“That’s it my love, come to me, you know that you can’t resist coming to and for me!”

“Dream on scrawny!” Still with every movement of my feet I was doing just that. Into the room with him, and when he held out, I dropped both torches and walked into his arms as if he was a long lost lover!

Then unexpectedly I heard “Now sleep so I may prepare you for your coronation!”

And without saying anything I sagged in his arms, dead to the world.