I wondered if I should turn back, but I physically couldn’t, even if I wanted to. It was almost as if someone or something was manipulating my motility with every progressing movement I made. Out of nowhere, an abrupt force started to shove me towards the center of the pillars, trapping me into its confinements. A terrified shriek escaped from my solicitous soul as I was suddenly lifted into the air. I felt my stomach drop as I fell into a surreal, dark hole that went on for what seemed like an eternity. In a dire effort to escape, I sealed my eyes shut, hoping for some sort of salvation. However, I continued to plummet further down this deep void with my soul slowly straying from my helpless body. Then, all at once, the perpetual drifting came to a halt. Gradually, I re-opened my eyes, noticing that I was, once again, facing the tall, boulder-like pillars. I released a sigh of relief, as I rationalized that what had just occurred was probably a hallucination. The environment, however, seemed different. In contrast to its previous darkness, the landscape enclosing the pillars was now glistening in the radiant sunlight. The foregoing monstrous wind was now replaced with a light, airy breeze, which relaxed my racing heart. Instinctively, I began to walk back towards the stone arch bridge in hopes of heading home for the time being. Once out of the trees, I stopped walking out of pure, utter shock. I resorted to hysteria, as I could not believe what I was witnessing: people with long, wispy hair and shimmering wings soared through the sky, including that strange figure I saw from before… Fairies? Impossible. I tried to make sense of it all—the sudden atmospheric change, the abrupt force, and the aphotic void. It couldn’t possibly be an alternate dimension…right?
Erudition and Symmetry | Bohdan Budash | Photography
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