The voice came as half an echo. Irene hadn’t even realized what a partial echo was until she heard the other woman’s voice. It was soft and soothing, not magnified at all and yet she heard it clear as day inside her head despite the calamity of noise that thundered around her. “Can you hear me?” She whispered towards the figure, knowing it was unlikely she would be able to decipher anything Irene said. “I’m stuck. I’m - I’m caught here.”
Still as she spoke, begging her feet to lead her forward, Irene remained right where she was. Trying to shift only caused her knees to feel as if they would bend the wrong way. “Hello can you help?” She felt a sob break through her words as she searched around desperately for something that might make more noise. She could still hear the soft echo of the voice, and the shadow of the figure ahead only seemed to ripple with an unnatural movement.
Still as she spoke, begging her feet to lead her forward, Irene remained right where she was. Trying to shift only caused her knees to feel as if they would bend the wrong way. “Hello can you help?” She felt a sob break through her words as she searched around desperately for something that might make more noise. She could still hear the soft echo of the voice, and the shadow of the figure ahead only seemed to ripple with an unnatural movement.
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