Breathe

Breath... just breathe...

 

I tried desperately to calm myself down, but to no avail.

 

Somehow or another I'd let myself into this nasty situation, and here, at this moment, I was truly regretting it.

 

Breathe in...

 

I forced myself to take in a deep breath.

 

I squeezed my eyes shut, trying desperately to overcome the terror that was welling up inside of me.

 

...now breathe out.

 

I knew I was here alone, and there was noone coming to save me anytime soon.

 

My back was literally up against the wall as I stood in what was sheer darkness.

 

Just breathe in...

 

I tried to open my eyes, and my breathing hitched again.

 

My heart started pounding even harder inside of my chest, and I knew I couldn't last for much longer.

 

Breathe... just breathe...

 

I couldn't take it anymore.

 

I spun around and bolted for the door, and just managed to pull it open with the last little bit of strength that was left in me.

 

... hyperventilate...

 

I sped out of there as fast as I could, and was practically blinded by bright, warm light.

Nothing more left in me, I all but crumpled to the ground.

 

"H-how... how did I do?" I managed to say through shakey, ragged breaths.

 

My cousins checked their stopwatch and then looked over at me in awe.

 

"You were in the basement alone... for three whole minutes!"

Author's Note

My try at writing down one of my own real-life (mis!)adventures. This is actually about a sort of dare/game me and my cousins played the first time they visited. There's actually a part two to this story, and it gets even more interesting. I might write it down too, that is, if you'd like to hear it. :)

Reviews

[Richy Moon]

XD You made that seem so terrorifing and mystifing that at one point i thought the person had been shot in an alley or something, but no, it was just a dare to go in a basement. This story had a brillant twist of like 'terrifed' to like, 'just kidding!' and it was written perfectly, even though we have no idea at the begining (Which i hate most of the time,) it's brillant, just perfectly written!

[Shadow Kat]

:) Had me reading faster and faster with each sentence, then I read the last two and started laughing like mad. :) Great write xD

[❀ Gabriela ❀]

Thanks so much for the review! :D I'm glad you liked it! :)

[Barbara Walker]

Love the way you took a child's terrifying ordeal and made it seem like it was going to be an adult going through God knows what! Those childhood terrors are as awful as the adult terrors and you conveyed that very well!

[❀ Gabriela ❀]

Thanks for the review! I'm glad you liked it! :D

[AK]

So nice! I loved it!

[Priscilla Sayers]

Awesome! Great piece!

[Richy Moon]

XD

[Distant horizons]

:)

[Mama Topaz]

I'm interested... and I like how you wrote it. I couldn't tell if you were having a panic attack, an asthma attack or what... so I kept reading! Got my attention. I look forward to part II. :-)