Fragments Chapter 20 Page 19

didn’t really have much of a choice. He was stranded here and would have to wait it out. The sounds of panicked breathing and yelps of desperation from the swarm grow louder as the light fades to a glow.

Finally erupting into a screeching chorus as it disappears, before also then dying away completely. All sounds are suddenly replaced by the silence of night and the falling rain. This ocean of darkness in front of him appears to be peaceful at first, the swarm of piranhas beneath the surface though… makes the calm serenity seem almost sinister.

He was going to have to spend much more time than he wanted with his new companion and can now only hear him breathing as he walks away from the edge of the roof. Another whisper gives him a bearing on