“There was only a black void surrounding a circle of glowing mermaids. The eerie light they cast illuminated the grotesquely formed deep sea fish that occasionally swam lazily past us. My feet were tingling and I looked down, relieved to see they were still there. I opened my eyes to a blackness so complete I thought I was still dreaming. The damp and chill of the night air brought me fully awake, and I almost lost my balance, waving my hands in the pitch black void. I took a step and felt the s...ting of pine needles under my feet. Shuffling along and groping in the darkness, I felt a wooden rail and was shocked when I realized where I was. I was on the path down to the stairs, aiming straight for the beach. I made my way back up, clinging to the rail, heart pounding through my chest. When I cleared the forbidding shadows of the trees the streetlights illuminated the misty moonless night. I hurried home, praying nobody would see me. I was outside, half dressed, a block from my house in the middle of the night.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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