"SCREAM," it told me.
I wasn't even capable of doing that. I was paralyzed by the sight of the blood spreading across the floor, made more horrifying by the ominous scarlet glow of the sun. I was in such a state of shock that I couldn't even tremble.
"SCREAM," it uttered once again.
I couldn't scream. I never thought that it'd be like this. I thought it would be painless, and over in one fell swoop.
"I WANT TO HEAR YOU SCREAM," it told me.
Why would I scream, even if I could? It's my fault that this is happening. It's my fault for thinking that I could escape this hell.
"SCREAM, NOW," it once again ordered.
I failed. I am, but I cannot scream. Isn't it the same as not being?
No, it's not. If I weren't, I wouldn't be thinking. All I am is numb from the pain. The exit was not just a gate, it was a door made of a thousand knives.
"YOU CANNOT SCREAM."
The pondering stopped. My state of stagnancy was gone, but fractured into pieces. It was my walk through the exit.
I won.
I no longer can scream, and I no longer am.
I am not.
I wasn't even capable of doing that. I was paralyzed by the sight of the blood spreading across the floor, made more horrifying by the ominous scarlet glow of the sun. I was in such a state of shock that I couldn't even tremble.
"SCREAM," it uttered once again.
I couldn't scream. I never thought that it'd be like this. I thought it would be painless, and over in one fell swoop.
"I WANT TO HEAR YOU SCREAM," it told me.
Why would I scream, even if I could? It's my fault that this is happening. It's my fault for thinking that I could escape this hell.
"SCREAM, NOW," it once again ordered.
I failed. I am, but I cannot scream. Isn't it the same as not being?
No, it's not. If I weren't, I wouldn't be thinking. All I am is numb from the pain. The exit was not just a gate, it was a door made of a thousand knives.
"YOU CANNOT SCREAM."
The pondering stopped. My state of stagnancy was gone, but fractured into pieces. It was my walk through the exit.
I won.
I no longer can scream, and I no longer am.
I am not.