Black clouds. Her surroundings looked decayed. Sumi reached over for something, anything. Her fingers touched damp. She felt a chill run through her body. Sumi tried to look through the darkness.

“Is anybody here?” she asked. Her echo greeted her. Sumi bit her lower lip.

This is my mind, she thought.

“I am your mind!” she heard someone yell. Sumi’s spine went stiff.

No…

“Oh yes, poppet!”

A fog formed around her feet. Sumi began to back away.

What do you want?

“What do I want?”

Yes! Sumi tried to make herself stay calm. She had a guess that he could see her. She took in heavy breaths.

“What I want, is you!”

Sumi looked upwards. Me?

“Yes, my dear!”

The fog grabbed onto her chest. She gasped out loud.

But why?

“Why what?”

Why me? Why are you doing this? The fog’s grip gradually tightened. Sumi choked for air. I must not break down! I must not break down!

“I need your body!”

Sumi tried to open her mouth, but invisible claws held it closer. She felt the fog push against her chest. She tightly shut her eyes.

Stop. Stop. Please stop! The pressure at her chest grew. Sumi gagged again.

Get out! Get out of me! Stop! No! Stop it! Please stop!

“I can’t.” Two bright red eyes stared deep into her mind’s eye. Sumi tried to keep her own eyes shut.

Why not? A ghost-like hand patted her head.

“Nothing personal. Really.” Sumi jerked her eyes open as she felt her chest rip into two. The fog pushed into her body with the same force of a power drill to wood. She felt her chest close up as she fell to the ground below her. Huge glass jaws closed around her body.

By sunrise, she was not Sumi anymore.

Sumi’s Mind