The darkness was swallowing her.
She couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't breath.
But then the light came out of the darkness. It was teal, bright teal, and then two more joined it. One was periwinkle, one was an icy blue. Sophie could breath again.
The lights were calming, letting Sophie relax.
Then the lights became eyes, the eyes of the boys she had lost. Then the eyes became part of their bodies.
The bodies wearing the same tattered clothing they had the day she had lost them to the darkness.
She hugged each of them, soaking it up.
But then a terrible wail came from where're Sophie couldn't see, and they were ripped away from her, faster than light.
The wailing kept going, circling her.
The boys came running back. She breathed a sigh of relief, but then saw their tearstained faces.
"Sophie!" Their voices rang out, even though the wailing was still going.
"Sophie, we don't have much time. Don't forget us! Please!"
Then they faded away, and Sophie was ripped away from them, from the light.
She couldn't breathe.
The darkness again was overwhelming, but the boys came, hissing and screeching and spitting.
"Guys? What's wrong? Get me out of here!"
But the only reply was, "you forgot us, you forgot us!" In a horrible chanting tune, filled with more hissing and spitting, like they were having a cat fight.
"You forgot us, you forgot us..."
"No!" She screamed, her hair flying as she struggled. "No, I didn't forget you! Please!" She wailed for help, but the boys had faded away and the dark shadows overwhelmed her.