Fierce

The Transformation pt. 2

I was brought back to consciousness by a familiar ringing sound. How long was it since I was sucked into the darkness?  Two hours?  A day?  A month? I didn't know. This dreadful ringing was now the main focus .

I strained to listen. At least I had that. My ears had not gone numb as the rest of my body had, i was hearing. Trying to figure out where I was and why mom had not come looking for me. I heard nothing but the same constant ringing that was there before I had drifted. And something else...

Footsteps, I heard footsteps, as they were approaching they got louder. I tried screaming out to the stranger. Trying to get help in waking up. But I heard nothing but the ringing.

Finally I heard the stranger talk: "Test subject Raven has begun her process sir"
What process? Test Subject? What does that mean? Certainly I couldn't be at school. No it's not Monday as yet. I went ice cream shopping with mom and...

That's strange, I can't seem to remember anything after that.
I was so wrapped in my thoughts that I didn't realize another set of footsteps had entered the room and was apparently approaching us.

Stranger number 2 asked in a blunt  hoarse voice: "Is she responding? "
Stranger number 1 replied: "No sir, she has been unconscious for the last 2 months" Two months!!!????

I started to panic,  something was seriously wrong and I had no idea what was going on.

I pushed with all my might to try and wake up but it was as if the more I pushed the more I was pulled,  pulled back into the dark abyss. I started to fade once more, fade in the darkness, the darkness seemed to mock me for my failure in trying to escape.

I've lost against the darkness. The familiar plunge into the abyss strengthening until it took over

But not before I heard the words uttered from stranger number 2: "Begin the transformation "