“Swirling winds howled around me. I heard voices moaning as if in pain. I heard loud sobs. Someone groaned, “Help me … Hellllp me…”
The cries made me open my eyes. No one there. I was still being pulled through total darkness. The skin tightened on my face. I couldn’t breathe. The wind was smothering me.
Was that me screaming? Wailing at the top of my lungs without stop?
My cries echoed as if I were in a huge cave. And then … I was on a street corner. The hooded ghost stood beside me, still squeezing my hand in his icy grip.
Too dizzy to stand, I slumped onto my knees. My head felt like a spinning top. The ground tilted and swayed.
Finally, I felt a little stronger. My heart pounding, I climbed to my feet. I was suddenly wearing a heavy overcoat and a fur hat I’d never seen before.
I gazed around. A tall, dappled horse clopped past, pulling a small wooden carriage. No cars on the street.
Two men walked past, wearing long black overcoats and wide-brimmed hats pulled down low over their heads.
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