WOODWORSE || CHANCHEOL || Svt ff

Engulf in Darkness

In this darkness, a glimmer of light shines through.
A chance to learn, to grow, and to start anew.
Regret becomes my teacher if I heed its call.
Guiding me forward, helping me stand tall.

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Where am I???

Everything seems black.

It feels like my body is trapped. I tried to move, but why can't I feel anything? I can't move. Something is stopping me, but what is it?

I tried to scream but nothing was coming out from my mouth as a growing sense of panic set in. The silence is deafening, pressing in on me from all sides.

Suddenly, with a sudden force, someone grabbed my jaw in a tight grip as I let out a quiet whimper. My eyes traveled throughout the darkness, but no one was there. My body was frozen, but I was turned around in a quick motion as a grip on my jaw forced me to look in front of me.

The grip on my face slowly loosened as I tried to look around with my blurry eyes.

The air was thick with oppressive silence as I saw a small figure trapped on the chair with a tight rope around his soft wrists. I can hear his rough breathing as it echoed in the small, confined space, the only sound piercing the overwhelming darkness.

I wanted to talk to him, but I couldn't. I want to ask, Why is he here? And who trapped him ? us ? But I am not able to. How did we even end up in this situation?

That child was completely immobilized, helpless in the all-consuming blackness.

but I am helpless too. I can't do anything.

His voice cracked with fear. "Hello? Is anyone there?"

I wanted to answer him but I could not as those words vanished into the void, swallowed by the oppressive silence

"He-lp me, Mom ? Dad ? Are you here? Brother?" He cried, but his cries were ignored by people outside of the room.

I am the only one who can hear his cries as they slowly turn into pleas. I wanted to hug him as I felt a drop of tears sliding through my cheeks.

But who is this child? I couldn't see his face; his face was blurred. I saw those rough ropes chafing his body and painting them red. We need to get out. I tried to struggle, but all these efforts are going to waste. I had to get out of this nightmare.

But the more I struggled, the tighter the bonds became, trapping me in their unyielding invisible force.

The darkness pressed in, stifling and suffocating. He was alone with me, who was helpless, adrift in a sea of black, with no lifeline in sight.

Suddenly, I heard a small sound that came behind me as this eerie silence was shattered by the sound of a door creaking open. A sliver of light pierced the impenetrable blackness, momentarily blinding the person trapped within.

Footsteps echoed, drawing closer as I felt someone pass by me. An unusual smell then spread throughout the room—a citrus and floral scent that felt oddly familiar.

As the figure came into view, it was a woman in a red dress. Her back was turned to me, and I strained to get a better look, trying to place where I might have encountered her before. She seemed...familiar.

Who is she???

The woman stopped in front of the child, and I could just make out the muffled sound of her voice speaking to them. My heart raced, dreading the building, as I noticed the glint of metal in her hand.

"Wa-it, she is holding a knife in her hand.

"No, don't..." I tried to cry out, but my voice was unheard.