Emma.
The world was dark. I felt hollow. Everything around me felt like a shadow. As if it was there and somehow still didn't exist.
I was floating, or maybe sinking, I couldn’t really tell. A searing pain had wrapped itself around my body like a burning blanket. Every breath felt like it was about to rip my chest apart.
But even through the haze, I could hear voices. Sounds blurred together in a way that made me think if this was reality or a part of my delirium.
"She’s not strong enough for this," a voice murmured, filled with sadness.
"Why does she fight? It’s useless," another voice, darker and colder, sneered.
I couldn’t tell what was real and what wasn't. But their words lingered, slowly pulling me down deeper into the darkness.
Fragments of my memories drifted right past m
