Darkness encases my body which I can, oddly enough, still see clearly. My grey eyes are wide as I stare into the never-ending blackness. An unfamiliar pure white dress frames my body, contrasting with the surrounding darkness.

Where did this come from? I wasn't wearing this before...

Hysteric thoughts and perplexed questions reverberate around my mind.

Where am I? Am I dead? I'm actually kinda hungry... What happened? I'm going to die.

"Oakley..." My head whips round to face the voice.

Alo.

He brought me here.

"Where the hell am I?" I yell at him, scared and confused, momentarily shocking him, before he masks his obvious surprise.

"The Veil." He replies nonchalantly.

"What?" I ask, discombobulated.

"The Veil." He repeats, "The gap between existence and nothingness."

I don't reply.

I just stare at him as if he just grew another head.

He is insane.

A frustrated sigh escapes his lips. "I am not insane." He mutters, again shoving his hand through his hair. "I have orders. I'm supposed to show you, life without you."

I don't reply.

"Look, if this is some kind of sick joke, it's not funny." I murmur, turning my back on him. "I just want to go home-"

"Do you really?" He questions, interrupting me. Suddenly the ebony floor becomes extremely interesting.

"Look, Oak, I need you to trust me!"

Oak?

I give him a questioning look, which he responds to by sighing.

"Please. You need to see this." He spiels, guardedly holding out his hand.

"Okay." I whisper, after a moment of hesitation, seizing his hand.

Before my eyes, the blackness melted away, revealing the dull colours of the world.
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Edited: 27th July 2015