Ticking of the clock. Incessant noise that hits the eardrum. The room spins. Will it ever stop? Darkness, thick as mud Oozing slowly, steadily. It engulfs everything. Falling into its black pit. Every second of the plummet, an hour. Suffocation creeps in. Pinching. Squeezing Smothering. No breath welcome here. In this black hole. This empty space. This void.