Some time has passed. I can't tell if it's night or day, if I'm awake or dreaming. I feel empty. I sometimes feel like I'm floating because I'm so empty. I start screaming for them to let me go. Not a soul comes to help. I hear nothing but the sound of the clock. It just ticks and ticks and with each stroke of the hand, it gets louder. I keep thinking that it's going to stop ticking and then BOOM! This happens all of the time. The ticking never stops...