"Ouch!" she screamed from a sharp ache in the head...as if she had suddenly, almost in-expectantly awoken from a deep fall. Of course this must have been a fall- as she tried to recall the last moments before now- and now it all came back to her.
*Two Weeks earlier*
In what begun as a casual argument Esme was engaged with AIT about issues they alone could make head and tail of since that was not the first and didn't seem like the last of it's kind between the two. "Adding me to Dummies?...why will I want to be there?" was the last she heard of the issue.
* * *
She stretched her arms for support- of anything that she could hold on to- this was not a comfort zone, not a familiar place and no one was in sight. It was all dark and empty around for a split second; which felt like forever. Suddenly she could hear them, voices, as though they were her own thoughts coming alive. Almost instantly the voices grew louder and diverse. This was pretty welcoming because her weak limbs were suddenly finding strength. A light of hope was cast on her lost path...the fall wasn't bad after all...this could be home; someday.
To be continued...
