Chapter 44: Living a lie

Kevin came back to his senses inside a dark, borderless space, with nothing around him. It was so silent that for a moment he thought he had gone deaf. 

"Hello? Where am I? What's going on?" he cried out but to no avail. His voice briefly echoed in the darkness before being swallowed by the oppressive silence.

Kevin looked around to find something which would help him know where he was, but there was nothing there. It was as if he had suddenly gone blind. He couldn't take it anymore and abruptly broke off into a run with no destination in mind. He kept running with no sense of direction. There were no landmarks to guide him and he couldn't even see where he was going. But none of that mattered now. 

"Can anyone hear me? Answer me! Get me out of—"