Falling
F A L L I N G
Falling
Deeper into the dark abyss.
My eyes were closed; but still, I knew.
There was the sensation of falling all around me.
My hair whipping about my face,
T H E S C I L E N C E,
Nothingness.
I started to forget
Where I was,
Who am I?
What is happening to me?
I was scared
I tried to move
Screaming to every inch of my body,
willing it to budge just an inch
pleading for the slightest twitch of a muscle
Just to know I was still A L I V E
But there was nothing
Just the sensation of falling.
I lost track of time at the same rate that I lost my memory. Every single piece of information floated out of my mind. Who I met, where I had been, who my family was…
Family?
What was family; a father, mother, sister and brother, right? So why did that feel wrong to me. Was my family something more? But what else could there possibly be?
Amongst my ponderings of what family was, something tried to reach into, my subconscious. At first I coiled away from it, not knowing if the intruder was friend or foe.
Relax,A calm voice resonated within my head. I'm not going to hurt you, I want to help you.
I thought about it for a moment, weighing my chances. You will save me from falling further? I asked the voice, caution ringing through my voice.
Yes. I will restore you to your former self with a few unnoticeable changes. Unfortunately because you have fallen so far, you will not remember much. But the few things I am telling you now, you will remember in time. There is a place called The Land of Departure. In a secret room there, you will find a young man asleep in a chair. It is very important that you find this room, it will save us both. Once you find it, you will know what to do.
Land of Departure? Okay, but how will I find this secret room? How do I even get to this place?
If you follow your heart, you will be sure to find it. I have faith in you.
Again, I mulled it over for a moment. Who was I to trust this guy, this voice, I don't even know him. But then again, what other options do I have? Well then, I guess my path is set… I wish to know one more thing though. What is your name?
There was a long pause, and then it sounded as if he was smirking behind a muffled laugh.
Terra, the name's Terra.
Terra…I repeated his name to myself several times, in hopes that I would remember his name, if nothing else.
Yes. Now, all you have to do is relax, and open your mind and heart to me. Once you do that, you won't be falling anymore. We will be one. You will save us both.
Thank you…. Terra…
And the falling stopped, just like he said it would. I was just floating now. Floating in one of the most comfortable positions I had been in for the longest time. I felt his warmth flow over my body, starting at the base of my throat then flowing to my extremities. Feeling the heat returning to my body, I suddenly realized just how cold it was, when I was falling. And it felt good. I felt… whole again.