Bearer of Light (by Olivia)
Open. Open. Awaken. Now. The world had flipped upside down for a brief moment in time as I felt consciousness and thoughts pour into my previously undisturbed mind. My eyes locked shut, I completely allowed my body to exist in whatever this environment may be. ‘Where am I?’ ‘What am I doing?’ ‘How am I here?’ These phrases swarmed my brain, bees of panic attacking my logical frame of thinking as my heart palpitated in a state of distress. As if my head were a ticking time bomb, set to erupt at any given moment. ‘Really… Where am I?’ … Open. The thought once more pressed against me, ushering deeper. Deeper within, harder toward my mind’s eye. Please… Open. I sensed this to be of no threat to me. I realized this as my once fear filled heart had been replaced with one of slight ease and repose, my tenseness noticeably lessening as a tie would untangle. I am asking you… to open. The calling became clearer. Open your eyes. And I did just that. … As my orbs wandere...