𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 | peter parker

xiii. malicious whisperings

I open my eyes.

I look around me.

Where am I?

I try to move.

I cannot.

I'm paralyzed.

I try to scream.

I can't.

My voice is not there.

I hear noises.

I hear more noises.

There are footsteps.

Footsteps.

They're coming closer.

And closer.

I wanna shout.

I need help.

I shut my eyes.

"Took you long enough"

I open my eyes fiercely.

I can move now.

I get up and look around.

I've been here before.

But it's still odd.

I'm on the clouds.

Ocean beneath me.

NewYork above me.

No, I have certainly never been to this place before.

Where am I?

"Hello?"

"Anyone here?"

I walk to the edge.

I lean down and touch the sky.

Am I patting the sky right now?

I can walk over it too.

I make a step forward and my foot touches the solid ground of the sky.

I then make another move.

And another.

Am I flying?

The wind picks up beneath me.

I lose balance.

The ground is no longer solid.

I am being tucked down.

I was falling hard.

It felt like being pushed into space.

I was losing oxygen.

I can't breathe.

I'm running out of air.

My arms are outstretched.

I'm shouting.

My voice is gone.

There's no one.

No one to catch me.

And there it is.

I crash into the water.

I'm falling backwards.

Except this time, I'm drowning.

The light from the sky is slowly fading.

My heart beats are no longer heard.

This is it.

This is the end.

Silence.

Unless, am I wrong?

I'm on the shore now.