Chapter 141 - Did You Change My Clothes? (1/2)

|Innaya|

Darkness.

Blinding, scary, endless darkness.

It was as if I had lost my vision because I could not make out whether my eyes were open or not. There was nothing I could see.

I knew the darkness was real when I blinked my eyes. Where was I? Why was it so dark? Was it night already? Even if it was night, it shouldn't be so dark. Eshan knew I was afraid of darkness. Where was he?

I struggled to stay calm, but it seemed impossible. How was one to remain calm, when the thing you feared was before your eyes? Naturally, I also could not face it.

”Eshan?”

No response.

”Eshan, where are you?”

Again, no response.

”Eshan, please switch on the lights. I'm not feeling comfortable with this darkness.” I called out, and once again there was no response.

I tentatively took a step forward despite my heart screaming not to. Just as I raised my foot, I felt the ground beneath my feet disappear. I lost my balance and my body starting to fall forward. My heart lurched in my throat with fear.

***

”Innaya? Are you alright?”

I heard someone's voice, but I could not focus on it. My wide eyes were looking around. The pounding in my chest had not reduced a bit. It took me a couple of moments to realize that I had not lost my footing. It was all a nightmare. It was alright. There was nothing to worry about. I was alright.

I exhaled deeply, feeling relieved.

”Innaya?”

”Thank god, you finally woke up.”

My eyes finally found the owner of the voice. I relaxed when Eshan's arms took me in his embrace. Feeling reassured, I sagged against his chest. I focused on calming down my furiously racing heart.

”Are you okay?” Eshan asked again.

I did not reply to him right away. My throat didn't help me. I could not understand what had happened before as well. I needed some time to figure out things. Eshan pressed my head against his chest.

”Hmm... Thirsty... tired... and hungry,” I replied when my body protested weakly. My throat felt hoarse and dry. My stomach felt so empty as if I hadn't had anything for ages.

”Anything else?” Cautiously Eshan's brown eyes looked at me as he held my chin and raised my head.

I shook my head. Right at the moment, there were no other prominent issues that I felt. Apart from the things I mentioned, everything seemed fine.

”Here, have some water.” Eshan brought the glass of water near my lips. I silently accepted his help.

I frowned when I tasted the water.

”Why is it sweet and salty?”