Hello!

Hello?

Is anybody out there?

Helloooo?

Can anybody hear me?

My voice echoed back at me, repeating three times. I felt trapped, unsure of what to do next. After hours of walking and running in circles, trying to find a way out, my hope began to fade.

I hurried through the endless darkness, breathing hard. The silence was unbearable. I was alone in this “nothing zone,” surrounded by emptiness. No matter how far I went, all I could see was blackness.

I remembered standing in ...