Emily's entire body trembled as an intense cold engulfed her. It was as if she had been stripped of her clothes then her skin exposed to the freezing air. The sensation left her feeling suffocated, a desperate urgency to open her eyes clawed at her. This frigid embrace seemed to pull her down into a deep abyss, an inescapable chasm that held her captive. Panic and a sense of suffocation propelled her to snap her eyes open.
"What was that?" She placed a trembling hand over her chest, attempting to steady her erratic heartbeat. It had felt like someone was throttling her, choking her in an invisible grip. Gazing up at the ceiling of her room, she held her eyes shut for a few moments, seeking to quiet the racing of her heart. The entire night had been plagued by nightmares, darkness envelopi
