Buried Alive
By nesbamy
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He woke up choking. He was lying on his back, on what felt like a cheap sleeping bag, cushioned but only just, it was uncomfortable. It was stuffy, he assumed he must’ve forgotten to open his window but when he sat up to crack it open, his head collided with something hard. He finally opened his eyes but he couldn’t see anything. It should not have been so dark. He should have been able to at least see the outline of his nightstand beside the bed, or his desk across the room, but he couldn’t. It seemed as though his eyes weren’t even open, and it scared him. In his blindness, he tried to turn on the small lamp on his nightstand but he ended up hitting his wrist on something hard. He slowly felt around with his hand to find out what it was that he hit, but he only detected a smooth hardness no matter where he touched.
He started to panic, he reached out trying to find any source of light, but he only came into contact with that hard smoothness. He couldn’t sit up at all because every time he tried, he would bang his head on the roof of whatever he was in. He was stuck horizontal, like a pencil he was forced to lay there, unable to move his arms more than a foot in any given direction. He couldn’t slide his body up or down the “bed” because when he attempted it, his feet and head would be stopped by whatever solid thing that surrounded him. He came to the conclusion that he was in some sort of box, encompassed by strong walls on every side.
Still panicking, he struggled to take a deep breath, his air was running out. He was cold, but with his panic came sweat. In his last efforts, he screamed for help, but there was no echo, no carry to his cries. Just like him, his voice was trapped. Allowing for no movement, the walls seemed to crush him. He was full of fear and empty of oxygen. It was pure convenience that he was already in a coffin when he died.
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You've managed to convey that
You've managed to convey that horrible panic very effectively - well done!
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This sent shivers through me
This sent shivers through me as I suffer terribly with claustrophobia.
You describe the terror really well.
Jenny.
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Reminds me of a story I read
Reminds me of a story I read many years ago. It's good to revisit these scenarios with another writer bringing their imagination to bear. Good read.
Parson Thru
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