GINA
I was sinking into darkness, suffocated by the shadows closing in as I delved deeper into the abyss. My heart pounded with unbearable pain as I struggled to breathe. I thrashed around, but my limbs remained frozen as if an unseen force held my body down and pushed me further into the surrounding darkness.
I tried to scream, but I felt something lodged in my throat. It pushed back and deeper, burning as tears forcefully sprang out from my eyes. I stopped struggling when I realized there was no use.
I was getting swallowed into the abyss pulling me in, and there was nothing that could be done.
No one was coming to rescue me; I realized that now.
As I closed my eyes, bracing for whatever awaited me in the darkness, I heard a gentle voice call my name.
I opened my eyes, finding hands outstretched towards me. I heard my name from above, like an echo, and the will to survive surged through my veins.
Suddenly, my body could move as I reached out, stretching my hands towards the one before me. The moment my hand connected with the other hand, I felt a grip on my wrist and I was pulled out of the abyss.