It was foggy. I couldn’t see clearly. My heart was pounding, my head was swimming, and I didn’t know where I was.
“YOU’LL BE DEAD, GIRL.”
I turned around.
‘What?’
“SLICED. DEAD AND SLICED.”
The voice had a kind of childish hatred to it, like it had a personal vendetta against me.
“I’m sorry, but-“
“JUST LIKE YOUR BOYFRIEND HERE.”
The fog cleared, and a trickling black liquid pooled at my feet. My eyes hunted backwards for the source, and it stopped at a small hump on the horizon. I walked towards it, fearing for the worst. Dread was pooling in my stomach.
It was him. Oh no. Dead, on the floor, with a slit throat. His limbs were at a wonky sort of angle, like he was being jerked around like a puppet. Those eyes, those comforting celestial holes that was my refuge looked blankly at me, grey film over his vision. Overwhelming me. And I knew. I was alone. So there was nothing in the world. I didn't want that.I screamed.
“Ash!”
Tom.
“Tom?”
“It’s okay. You just had a nightmare.”
“Oh-oh, Tom. I d-dreamed you w-were dead!”
“It’s ok. It’s fine. Here, I’ll stay next to you until you’re asleep.”
I didn’t hear that. I was already gone.
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Inside a Fold of Infinity(On Hold)
Science FictionThis is the future, 2169. The remaining humans are living in a small part of what was left of Canada. The Jumpers are striving to save humanity before it goes extinct. Whatever the cost. And the cost may be brutal. The only thing is, nobody knows th...
