Silence.
Everything is silent.
There is no ringing in my ear.
There are no screams.
The ground doesn't shake.
The pain is gone.
But I can't move anything.
Nor can I see anything. It's complete darkness. An empty dream... or nightmare.
It takes me a lot of energy to imagine a figure in the endless darkness; myself. There are no bruises on me; my skin and body are unharmed. I stand on nothing; at least I can't see what I'm standing on. I open my mouth to call for someone, anyone, but no sound leaves my lips.
I can feel solid ground beneath my feet, but I dare not move. What if I fall into an endless pit of darkness.
Am I dead? Is this the afterlife? What happened to the light, to the kingdom of heaven above the white clouds? Is this what I must go through for all eternity? To be in
