(1895: Case 02) Part 1

At first, all she could see was darkness.

The color of the night sky, and yet there is nothing beautiful about this situation. All she could see was darkness, not a single trace of light like one would see in the night sky. It almost felt like somebody had robbed her of her vision.

But then she slowly started to regain consciousness. She could hear something nearby, the sound of a clock ticking so closely to her. The smell of dust, the smell of something decaying. What is that smell? It sent goosebumps all over her body. She wanted to open her eyes, but it was still too soon for her to regain her vision.