I feel strange, almost weightless. I open my eyes and realize I'm underwater, floating in a watery abyss. I'm about to panic before I know that I am breathing fine. This must be a dream, I thought to myself. I look around to see where I am, but I see nothing, not a single living thing swimming around. Being alone made my panic rise again, and then I heard it. It was like a thousand loud whispers coming from the pitch-black bottom of the abyss beneath me. Listening closely, I realize it sounds like a thousand whispering voices are screaming at me. I look up, away from the darkness below, and see a shining, welcoming light. I start to swim towards the light and notice that the shadows of the deep abyss below me have begun reaching towards me. I started to swim faster, kicking my legs desperately, and the whispers got louder and louder, becoming full-blown screams of agony. I keep moving as quickly as I can. I'm almost at the top where the bright light is coming from, where I know I would be safe, when one of the shadows grabs my leg. I try to shake it off, but it grips so tightly that I know it is not going anywhere. I look back up and see a hand reaching toward me from the light. I try my best to grab it with my last bit of energy. With one final burst, I propel myself upward as far as possible and hold the hand that closes tightly around my own. Then, a bright light blinds my eyesight.
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The Trip
AdventureA young woman becomes injured and disoriented in a foreign world. While traveling through the winter woods, she has no recollection of her identity. However, she is not alone in the forest. Wolves howling can be heard not far from where she stands.
