• It's quite now...

    Everyone is gone.

    I wait...

    Waiting for a sound.

    A voice...

    It calls to me.

    But I am afraid.

    Afraid to answer it.

    So I wait patiently...

    Waiting for the voice to stop.

    'When will it stop?'

    'Why won't it stop?'

    The fear begins to swell in my heart...

    I flee in response.

    I am afriad...

    Afraid to hear what the voice is saying.

    The farther I run...the louder the voice speaks.

    It's dark now and I'm all alone.

    'Someone!'

    'Anyone?!'

    '...please...'

    'HELP ME!!!!'

    I say over and over again in my mind.

    "No one can help you."

    This brand new voice...

    "You must help yourself."

    So loud...so terrible...

    This brand new voice...

    "It's time to stop."

    It engulfs me.

    The fear rises again.

    "Let go of the pain."

    "Let go of the fear."

    "GIVE IN ALREADY!!!"

    I can feel it.

    The light as it shines down...my body feels light.

    My worries gone.

    The voice continues...

    "It is time to face your problems."

    and conforts me...

    "Do not run away from them. Face your fears."

    It is so comforting...I tremble.

    "You must face them."

    "Listen."

    I close my eyes.

    "Listen."

    As the voice continues to fade.

    "Listen."

    The light still remains.

    My feet touch the ground.

    I am ready...

    I am not afraid.

    I will not run.

    I am ready.

    "COME AND FACE ME!!!!"

    I yell with all my might.

    The voice comes.

    "I AM Ready."