Ashley felt as though sheâ€™d been running for ages. Her breath was panting out in quick little gasps, and sweat was beading on her forehead. Yet she continued to run, too afraid of being alone to top despite the feeling of dizziness. Puond pound went both her heart and her running footsteps, but all she heard herself was wind. It was like she was standing in the middle of a tornado with the only sound being the loud swoosh swoosh of the breeze. It was both comforting and terrafying because she couldnâ€™t hear anyone else near her, not a footstep or a shout or even a clamoring alarm. It was like she was totally alone, and the fact that she couldnâ€™t see anyone either wasnâ€™t helping her sense of abandonment.<br/><br/>â€œHELLO!?â€™ She shouted out, not sure if anyone could her. She could barely hear her own voice ad only knew she had shouted the words by the sudden ache in her throat. Tears were now flowing from her eyes, but she was running so fast that they ran into her hair rather than down her cheeks. She was lost, lost and alone, two of the worst things a human could be in  her opinion. She was still running, racing down the halls and speeding around the corners. It was a wonder she didnâ€™t run into something or someone.<br/><br/>Suddenly, she saw something flicker up ahead. What was that? A light? Was someone there? She slowed down a bit to try and see if anyone was there. She opened her mouth to shout out to the possible friend but instead started screaming as she fell down from a high point. She hit the floor with a loud thud and the wind was knocked out of her. Maybe it was just her imagination, but she thought she could actually see the wind rushing down the hall. She rubbed her left shoulder, which had hit the hardest, and tried to see where she had fallen from. She couldnâ€™t see any stairs or a platform or a hole in the ceiling. The hall looked exactly like all the othersâ€¦except the lights were flickering.<br/><br/>It was then that she remembered why she had slowed down. â€œHELLO!?â€ She shouted again and was pleased that she could hear again. â€œIs someone there?â€ She got to her feet slowly and started walking towards the flickering lights, hoping she would find someone there who would be her friend.