Darkness

I was walking through a black, endless void. I could hear someone crying like a small, sad child. I tried to single out where the crying was coming from. Each step I took, the sound would move a step back. So I took a few steps to the left while going up at a diagonal angle. The sound didn’t move, so I slowly moved closer and closer. 

I had my hands out, trying to feel for anything in the darkest. I touched something wet and squishy, and the crying stopped. A low hum like a car engine running low made me very nervous. I took a half step back, and the crying started again. I have no clue about what I found here. So, I had to trust my gut that I could get out of here by helping whoever this was. 

Once my hands made contact, the crying stopped again. There was more of a purr-like humming, so I think this is an animal of some kind. I gained the courage to ask the being if it could speak. The purring stopped, and I felt panic set in. I told this being that it didn’t need to do anything then just stay right there. The purring was softer and lower; then I heard snoring, as if it had fallen asleep. 

I gently let go and stepped back; there was no crying this time. I woke up before my alarms and felt rested for once in a while.