A Dark Hole

•Aliona•

I resisted the impulse to halt every time I felt a slash against my now-tattered sleep gown and gaze down at it.

I used to enjoy wearing it to bed, but right now all I cared about was preserving my pitiful life.

Instead of giving my life to a sick old bastard who bought me from my own blood and flesh, I would rather kill myself.

How could he?

He was looking for me with his dogs following my scent, so I had no time to stop and think whilst tears continued to fall as I pushed forward and never looked back. I also had no time to notice how my heart was racing in my chest.

The view in front of me was dominated by countless fir trees, which did nothing to assist me in pushing through but instead made me stagger back and escape their vengeful grasps; yet, I didn't care because the merciless woods were superior to the godawful man.

When I saw the moon claiming the sky, it gave me direction. If the moon was guiding me through this difficult journey, then maybe I shouldn't have dismissed the idea of there being a higher power after all.

I never believed I was so resolute in my entire life, but I had little choice because the mayor is an elderly and incompetent man despite being wealthy and well-respected, and I knew that my bad decision to flee would result in a severe punishment if I ever got caught.

When the never-ending forest trees ultimately stopped preventing me from getting through, I stumbled onto a clearing and a little pond that, despite being grim and muddy, didn't stop me from crossing it.

As I fell into the murky water, something grabbed hold of me and pulled me in from underneath. I struggled to breathe until I was able to jump forward, grab hold of the withering grass at the pond's edge, and use that to pull myself to the periphery.

I finally pulled my legs out and began to breathe deeply to assist me restore awareness because I was coughing severely as a result of the water pouring into my lungs.

Looking ahead, the moonlight reflected on a small wooden cabin. If I weren't on a serious run, I would be fleeing from this terrifying place, but it was currently my only escape hideout.

I could hear dogs barking and rustling noises in the background.

He's nearby!

As I scrambled to get to my feet and fell onto the cabin door, my gown tore open up to my thigh. Despite my frail body, the door opened easily, and I quickly turned around and shut the door while leaning against it with my hands.

As I tried my best to level out my breathing, my naturally platinum blonde locks tumbled around me and I shakily pushed them away. I hoped that the repulsive pond would mask my scent and leave me with only its own, deterring the dogs from my location.

No reasonable person would choose to live in this place, especially in the middle of nowhere. I thought as I gazed around and shivered at the sight.

An old, burned-out fireplace was to my left; the bricks were dark grey, nearly black from the fire's charred remains. The broken wooden stairs that reached the top floor was to my right. The cabin as a whole wasn't that big or small; it was a decent size.

I moved deeper inside while trembling and held my arms close to my body to insulate my nearly exposed torso. I was thinking so hard that when I heard a loud crow flapping at a broken window, I almost missed it.

I screamed in pain as I hit the floor beneath my feet when something caught up with the rear of my feet and caused me to fall backwards.

Although I was aware that the floor was unstable and damaged, I was unaware that a big, never-ending black hole was behind me and broke through the wooden ground at my frail movement, and it eventually engulfing me whole.

When I thought I was about to hit the center of the earth, a bright blue light blinded me, and zaps traveled through my body, burning, eating, and cutting my skin. I screamed in terror and pain as I watched the small, lit cabin vanish from my sight as I fell into what felt like an endless black hole.

And because of the force, I lost awareness of everything around me.

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