• Pain sears down my spine.
    My head is throbbing.
    My chest is tight.
    I can’t see through these bloody tears.

    My breath is shallow.
    My knees grow weak, my legs fold beneath me.
    My mind is fuzzy.
    More pain shoots through my body.

    I drag my heavy body through the blood stained hall.
    I’m blinded by the darkness that surrounds me.
    My stomach gives in,
    I heave up a vile liquid that gives off a glint of crimson.

    Another shot of pain.
    More blood spills through my mouth.
    My arms are shaking uncontrollably.
    I lean forward and fall into the hardwood floor.

    It pains my lungs to breathe the crisp air.
    The oxygen seems to be dead set on murdering me from the inside out.
    For what sin have I committed to bring this upon myself?
    Try as I may, the strength to fight this flees me.

    I push myself to my feet,
    Willing myself to flee the horror that has come upon me.
    I push against the spinning walls surrounding me,
    They do little to support my lead-weighted body.

    “And thou shalt never know.”
    The words echoed in my mind,
    Each syllable pressing against the border of my consciousness.
    “Thou shall forever be kept in the darkness.”