John

I look at my phone, seven texts, five missed calls, one voicemail message that is three minutes long, and a 26% charge left on my battery. I don't bother to check any of them. I turn off my cell to conserve those last precious minutes. It's too late to turn back. That door is shut to me now, but another one is opening up. This place is a message.

This place is part of a system of messages that want me to listen to what it has to say. It demands my attention and I give it freely. It is hidden away from the rest of the world like a pearl peeking out from the silt of the sea. Only I can see it amongst the flotsams and jetsam.

This place is part of a system of messages that want me to listen to what it has to say. It demands my attention and I give it freely. It is hidden away from the rest of the world like a pearl peeking out from the silt of the sea. Only I can see it amongst the flotsams and jetsam.

This place is part of a system of messages that want me to listen to what it has to say. It demands my attention and I give it freely. It is hidden away from the rest of the world like a pearl peeking out from the silt of the sea. Only I can see it amongst the flotsams and jetsam.

The only barrier preventing me from delving deeper is a single chain draped across the entrance to a mind with a warning sign. I trespass it easily and step away from the light of the day into the darkness of the earth. As I cross that threshold between the waking world and my final destination, I can hear that the voice is sending me a message. This is the first time I've heard it.

The only barrier preventing me from delving deeper is a single chain draped across the entrance to a mind with a warning sign. I trespass it easily and step away from the light of the day into the darkness of the earth. As I cross that threshold between the waking world and my final destination, I can hear that the voice is sending me a message. This is the first time I've heard it.

The only barrier preventing me from delving deeper is a single chain draped across the entrance to a mind with a warning sign. I trespass it easily and step away from the light of the day into the darkness of the earth. As I cross that threshold between the waking world and my final destination, I can hear that the voice is sending me a message. This is the first time I've heard it.

Heard her clearly. The message is important, but it feels like it's only being transmitted to me.

Heard her clearly. The message is important, but it feels like it's only being transmitted to me.

Heard her clearly. The message is important, but it feels like it's only being transmitted to me.

So... He lost something there at the beginning. It says, since I've had the news, the lights left for my life, I don't feel at home in this world anymore. And then he begins to vomit after the voice is heard. I also like that the voice is capitalized every time it shows up, like it's a proper noun. Um, and now he's personified it as a her.

So... He lost something there at the beginning. It says, since I've had the news, the lights left for my life, I don't feel at home in this world anymore. And then he begins to vomit after the voice is heard. I also like that the voice is capitalized every time it shows up, like it's a proper noun. Um, and now he's personified it as a her.

So... He lost something there at the beginning. It says, since I've had the news, the lights left for my life, I don't feel at home in this world anymore. And then he begins to vomit after the voice is heard. I also like that the voice is capitalized every time it shows up, like it's a proper noun. Um, and now he's personified it as a her.

So I could be off, but it sounds like he lost a loved one, right? Um, Because he says waiting for a message to invalidate the sense of loneliness since I got the news. So perhaps like a loved one side and now like a woman or like a romantic figures being personified at the bottom of this cave that he's traveling to. Yeah.

So I could be off, but it sounds like he lost a loved one, right? Um, Because he says waiting for a message to invalidate the sense of loneliness since I got the news. So perhaps like a loved one side and now like a woman or like a romantic figures being personified at the bottom of this cave that he's traveling to. Yeah.

So I could be off, but it sounds like he lost a loved one, right? Um, Because he says waiting for a message to invalidate the sense of loneliness since I got the news. So perhaps like a loved one side and now like a woman or like a romantic figures being personified at the bottom of this cave that he's traveling to. Yeah.

abnormal about even the throw up it doesn't even seem that he's like throwing up a human amount or like it's just his bile coming up it's like there's a thing in it like there's extra yeah there's a something about like the red flags and now he can't look at it he has it down to a science stuff like that it's like it's like he's physically sick but in a supernatural sense if he doesn't do what the voice wants him to

abnormal about even the throw up it doesn't even seem that he's like throwing up a human amount or like it's just his bile coming up it's like there's a thing in it like there's extra yeah there's a something about like the red flags and now he can't look at it he has it down to a science stuff like that it's like it's like he's physically sick but in a supernatural sense if he doesn't do what the voice wants him to

abnormal about even the throw up it doesn't even seem that he's like throwing up a human amount or like it's just his bile coming up it's like there's a thing in it like there's extra yeah there's a something about like the red flags and now he can't look at it he has it down to a science stuff like that it's like it's like he's physically sick but in a supernatural sense if he doesn't do what the voice wants him to

Right. I linger at the threshold between the sun and the dark for a moment longer than a standard blink. I lie and tell myself that there's nothing left for me here. I feel the magnetic pull calling me deeper. But still, I hesitate. Should I check my messages and see who is trying to reach me? No, I want to conserve the batteries.