(NIGHTMARE) ARIANNE’S POV TICK TOCK! TICK TOCK! The sound of the ticking clock. Loud enough that I feel like my eardrum is going to explode. The loud sound is the only existing sound in the seemingly vast space. A condition, a place, and a fact that I wake up into. Confused and dizzy from the ringing in my ear after being exposed to the ticking sound around me. I try to shake myself awake, having a hunch, no, knowing that I am in a dream. A nightmare that I need to wake up from and fast. Yet, it is not working at all as the sound is getting louder at the moment. Until. “Arianne.” A sudden call and a soft voice block the ticking sound that’s ringing inside my ears. I quickly look around, searching for the person as the voice who just called my name is from someone I am more than f

