The darkness was absolute, a suffocating shroud that clung to my skin like wet earth. I coughed, a metallic taste coating the back of my throat. My head pounded, a relentless drumbeat that echoed through my skull.
Groggily, I tried to sit up, but a sharp pain shot through my temples, forcing me back onto the cold, hard floor beneath me. It was damp, the chill seeping through my jeans and into my bones. I could smell rust and mildew, the faint tang of gasoline lingering in the air.
When I finally managed to pry my eyes open, I was met with a dim, flickering light. The bulb overhead cast long shadows, dancing like specters on the walls of what looked like an abandoned warehouse. Crates and boxes were stacked randomly, and the sound of dripping water echoed somewhere in the distance. My wri
