Darkness

It was dark and cold. I couldn’t even see my hands. I was sitting with just blackness all around me. Not sure what I was looking at. Just the darkness all around. My hands were trembling. I haven’t seen a night like that. Darkness all around and not a sound. I could hear my breathing but that is it. Sound of the air going in and out of the nose. That is all there was.

I was sitting somewhere. I couldn’t see where. I touched the ground. It felt like concrete. Cold and detached. I gently moved my hands on the floor and felt the coldness of the floor. I found the touch reassuring. I must be in some flat. I hope I was not kidnapped. Maybe I was part of some prank.

“OK guys, you can come out now! It is enough. Switch on the lights, you had your laughs, now come out”

There wasn’t any reply. I could feel the sweat on the back of my neck. The breathing was getting heavier. Suddenly, I heard a whisper. “Just open your eyes darling”.

“Who the hell is this, I am wide awake”, I shouted.

“Open your eyes”, repeated the voice.

I could feel my heartbeat faster and my palms wet with sweat.

I need to wake up now, I thought. It is a nightmare and it will end.

“Yes, you need to wake up”, said the voice, and I felt a tap on my forehead.

“Who are you”, I asked

“You are staring at me, I am the darkness, I am all around you, inside you and now outside of you too”

Am I still dreaming or am I am awake? I wasn’t sure of anything. I just felt cold sweat on my forehead.