Inside the Garden

You take a deep breath and shout as loud as you can.

"Hello! Can anyone hear me? I need help!"

The echoes of your cry die away in the clammy air. Silence stretches out and you begin to feel a chill wind stir from behind your back. A thick fog descends until you are completely blind. Panic chokes you.

Something brushes past the back of your legs but is gone again before you can identify it. You spin around desperately, trying to get your bearings.

A low howling drifts out of the fog and you see a dark shape approaching. Cold sweat trickles down your spine.

"Hello?" You stammer.

Mocking laughter comes from everywhere and you despair. You close your eyes for a moment and when you open them the dark shape looms over you.