Darkness pressed against Sami from all sides.
He couldn't breathe.
The eyes were still there.
Watching.
Waiting.
Then
A whisper.
Right next to his ear.
"You opened it…"
Sami's heart stopped.
"What…?"
His voice was barely a breath.
The darkness around him shifted.
Like it was reacting.
Like it heard him.
"I didn't… I didn't open anything…"
His words trembled.
A low sound echoed.
Almost like laughter.
Cold.
Empty.
Lifeless.
The eyes moved closer.
"You did…"
The voice was clearer now.
Deeper.
Inside his head.
Memories flashed.
A door.
Old.
Covered in dust.
A hand reaching for it.
His hand.
Sami's eyes widened.
"No…"
His body shook.
"I remember…"
The whisper returned.
Soft.
Final.
"You opened it… and now… it's open."