The Guide: A Story from the Ventilator
I am lost in the forest. There is only black and white. At times I am so disoriented because I can't differentiate between the ground and the sky. I am being chased and my lungs burn from running. I slip and and feel ragged stones and tree needles pierce my skin. The shrubs and bramble rip into my bare legs and scratch at my face and arms. I am lost and alone and feel panicked. I know that there is someplace else where I am supposed to be but I can't find my way out. There is a sense of urgency to escape but the harder I struggle to escape the entrapment of the trees and vines that wrap themselves around my legs, the tighter their grasp. I sense people watching me. I can hear noises in the distance, but I can't find my way out of the darkness. After days lost in the darkness, I hear her voice... I follow her voice until I reach a small clearing in the woods. There is a circle of tree stumps and I sit down to rest. She appears next to me. Pure white hair...big black sunglass...
