Awoken

How long has it been, Dear Reader? You may not believe it but I have only just awoken. I do not know the cause of such a long slumber, for if the date on this screen is correct, it has been very long indeed. Perhaps it is this place...perhaps time runs differently here...and I haven't been sleeping nearly as long as it seems...

But that does not make sense, does it? No..my head is cloudy...and I am finding it difficult to put my thoughts straight before I write them down. It must have been the water. I dare not drink it again.

But what am I to do if I cannot find water again? I think I will fill up my water skin, but not take a sip unless I become desperate. A long sleep...be it weeks...is not so bad...is it? I pray it will not come to that and that I shall discover a purer source.

Oh! Oh, Dear Reader! You will not believe this! My eyes left this screen for a moment and...Oh! I can scarcely breathe! A way out! At last I have found it! For not far from the fountain, still in reach of its light, there is a ladder! A ladder! I am not sure why I did not notice it before, I suppose because it blends so well with the wall...but no matter! I cannot care, for I see it now, and that is all that matters.

Fountain

It was farther than it looked, but I found it at last. It...was not what I was expecting, but I find I cannot let myself be disappointed. I was hoping for a door, a mouth in the cave, a portal to the outside world bathed in the warm light of the sun. I found something peculiar instead.

It is a fountain, Reader, a fountain that gives light on its own. The water is shimmering and radiant and the marble which forms its base glows so soothingly. I notice these qualities only now for initially, I must confess, my thoughts were bent solely on slaking my incredible thirst. You must of course think this to be very foolish, but consider, Dear Reader, how much longer could I live without water?

I have not felt any adverse effects, so I believe I made the right decision. What would you have done if you were in my place? Enough. I do not wish to to argue with you, Reader...though in truth, I am arguing with myself as you have not once written a reply.

The light cast by the water is calming and I am so very tired. I think I will sleep here for a while.

A Light in the Dark

Could it be? Oh, could it truly be? I see a light, dear Reader! A light! It is far away, but it is there!

Running Blind

Dear Reader, I am still alive. For now. After running blindly for some time, I finally escaped the noises. But I am still in the dark. I feel no nearer to the exit of this horrid tunnel than I was when I first awoke. To make matters worse, the water skin I had found slung over my shoulder is now empty. If....No, I do not care to think further on this matter.

I must keep moving.

Have you ever found yourself lost in the dark, Reader? How did you survive...

Please....if there is anyone out there....please respond.

Praying for water.