harleybarbie98 wrote:
Tumbling, spinning, sinking in the light. Drowning.
I could disappear in the shadows, but the brightness washed them all away. I pulled my hood tighter around my face, but I could still see them staring. Just a little longer. Music rang in my ears, but at least I couldn't hear them laughing.
Swarming under skin. Biting. Dragging me away. Piece by piece.
"Melina." It crackled with static, but my name slipped through the beating drums. "Look up." A dark shape caught my eye, a long tail disappearing around the corner. "Follow it."
A cat? The thought drifted through my mind as I pushed open the door in front of me.
The lights flicker in the cracked tiles above, dimmer than I remember. Glass crunches under foot, warped reflections of taunting faces staring back. Dark stains streak across the walls, leading to the gaping hole where the mirror used to be. Shards still cling to the frame, the jagged teeth of the creature, face split in a twisted grin, watching me from the darkness left behind. Rust burns my tongue, tearing down my throat. Long cold fingers wind through my hair, wrap around my jaw, shove the screams back.
"They're coming for you now." Breath trickles down my spine. "Do you hear them?"
I could disappear in the shadows, but the brightness washed them all away. I pulled my hood tighter around my face, but I could still see them staring. Just a little longer. Music rang in my ears, but at least I couldn't hear them laughing.
Swarming under skin. Biting. Dragging me away. Piece by piece.
"Melina." It crackled with static, but my name slipped through the beating drums. "Look up." A dark shape caught my eye, a long tail disappearing around the corner. "Follow it."
A cat? The thought drifted through my mind as I pushed open the door in front of me.
The lights flicker in the cracked tiles above, dimmer than I remember. Glass crunches under foot, warped reflections of taunting faces staring back. Dark stains streak across the walls, leading to the gaping hole where the mirror used to be. Shards still cling to the frame, the jagged teeth of the creature, face split in a twisted grin, watching me from the darkness left behind. Rust burns my tongue, tearing down my throat. Long cold fingers wind through my hair, wrap around my jaw, shove the screams back.
"They're coming for you now." Breath trickles down my spine. "Do you hear them?"