To Live and Clear Her Name

My eyes were open but my vision was distorted and blurry, I could not achieve focus. My sense of feeling and awareness were diminishing. I was here, but a part of me felt disjointed. It felt like I was floating like I was being carried by the shadows.

I held onto the tiny bit of consciousness that remained in me until I saw the dark clouds. I felt a dull pain as the cold wind blew over my skin and I realised that I was no more in the laundry room, I was somewhere in the wild.

Like a trance, I felt the firm grip on my arms and my body seemed to be in motion. It seemed I was being dragged.

Is this another round of punishment? I thought in my head. "Is anybody here? Pete! Please, I am sorry! I will do better," I yelled but my voice sounded like a rattling noise.

Despite my sufferings, it was strangely quiet.

Suddenly, the floating feeling stopped and I felt static. My frigid arms dropped to the ground like a pack of ice cubes and my body fell flat on the ground. I tried to lift myself u