CHAPTER 2
I awoke in almost complete darkness. The air was strange and burned my lungs at first. Where was I? I couldn't tell.
It seemed to take forever for my eyes to get adjusted to the lack of light. It was then that I noticed it wasn't the light… I had just been lying in a shadow.
I pushed myself up off the ground and stepped out from the shadow.
'It's so huge… and strange…Where's all the buildings and city lights? Is this even a town? Where is everyone?'
My mind was racing. Where was the museum? My friends? My home? Where was anything for that matter?
Well I couldn't stay here. My best bet was to try and find someone and hope they were nice and hopefully spoke English. It never occurred to me I was being watched.
I walked slowly down the pathway, staring at everything I passed. This was nothing like anything we had back home. Although it was different, it wasn't so bad. I could easily get used to it.
The sky was filled with beautiful, crisp colors, much more than back home, and the buildings were shades of colors that I hadn't seen before. I suddenly stopped short. Right there in front of me was the biggest building yet… One that seemed to resemble a palace of some sort. I definitely wasn't in the city anymore.
Once inside, I took notice to the familiar emotions that radiated throughout the room: Feelings of family, laughter, delightful company… Things I once knew a long time ago.
I walked through rooms and corridors, each with their own personality, and for each one, it seemed to fit. Finally, I came upon a dimly lit hallway. Mixed emotions began to swim inside my head. Something started to pull on, more than my heart, my soul, telling me to walk down this particular hallway as if it would change my life.
My mind was already screaming no. It was already strange that, being here, I felt different let alone feeling like something was trying to tell me something about a place I had never been in. Deep confusion swept over me as I had no choice but give in.
I wandered down the hall, more and more light spilling forth upon the perfectly crafted walls. Almost too suddenly for my heart to prepare itself, it was then that I saw the hint of a blue light pulsating up ahead. What could it be? What, indeed.