GRIM

Part Two

The first thought that entered my head when I woke up was this isn't earth.

The second was where am I?

The place that surrounded me was hazy and surrounded in fog which slowly moved like a lazy ocean. I couldn't see far, but I was surrounded by rocky cliffs and jagged black rocks. The whole area gave off an empty vibe; there was no life anywhere. The fog seemed to be the only thing that moved, shifting in and out of the rocks. The whole place was dark like a cloudy night, but strangely I didn't feel cold.

Looking around, I shrunk down and felt my legs collapse from under me. The weight of everything that happened suddenly caught up with me and I felt my breathing go shallow.

Was I dead?

It was the most strangest, unbelievable thing. But at the same time it was also the most logical. I found it hard to believe though, I mean I'd never even really considered death.

The word felt strange to think. It didn't make sense, I couldn't just die so easily! It had been a normal day until I had that visit from Leigh.

I let her words invade my thoughts again and I felt an undeniable sense of pain. Aiden. Emma. Their names worked well, I hated to admit. I guess I should have seen it coming.

Emma had always thought Aiden was cute. Thinking back to it, I vividly remembered her telling me that he was super cute and if I wasn't with him she would have been going out with that sexy boy instead.

Still didn't stop her, did it?  I thought bitterly to myself.

I hated Emma for what she did. I hated Aiden too. Hate is a harsh word but now, lying here against a rock and watching the heavy mist move around me I couldn't find any other word to describe how I felt.

I picked up a small black stone and threw it as hard as I could. It made a muffled crack noise as it hit the rocky cliff wall in front of me. It brought me back to my senses and I put my head in my hands.

I didn't want to be dead.

Straightening up, I brushed off my clothes and took a deep breath. I almost laughed at myself for my little meltdown. I was not dead. No way. When you died, you either went to heaven or hell. And this felt like neither. The car accident had made me thinking like an insane person.

I decided to push all thoughts of Aiden and Emma out of my mind. I wanted to forget it all for now until I figured out what exactly was going on. Maybe I had been in a coma or something and after I woke up, I sleepwalked until I reached here. Wherever it was anyway.

I scanned my mind, trying to think of an area in town that had cliffs and rocks. I couldn't see any signs anywhere so I figured I must have been in an isolated place. And it was night time, so that explained the lack of people.

I started wandering, following the path that was made up of stone. It reminded me of the trench in Finding Nemo. But instead of water there was fog and instead of a sandy floor it was made of flat black stone that stretched out.

The more I walked, the more uncertain of everything I became. I started to question myself and question my thinking. When there's nothing but silence, it's easy to start feeling crazy. Even my own footsteps made a muted thud with every step I took.

And then, finally, I saw something. Something that wasn't black rock stretching around me. The area itself opened up a little and the black rocks veered apart more, making me walk faster. I was eager to get somewhere and maybe I was nearing the city. Hopefully I'd start seeing the lights soon. Then cars, and people. I shivered in delight at the thought. I felt like I'd been sleeping for a hundred years and I wanted to see a living person. Someone who could take me to my parents and then I could fall into bed and sleep some more.