VISUAL PROMPT
by Troy Olson @Unsplash

Your protagonist has recurring nightmares about this place...
Goodnight
Darkness was all that was left. In all directions I felt the eary touch of a strange but reassuring breath. It was mine.
Slowly the world leaped into color. A piercing bright light snuck over the horizon and I felt a breeze nearly topple me over. To my left a towering blood red pine reached from the dirt and the ground melted its blackness away. A thick layer of mist settled around my ankles.
I felt my breath escape my lungs. I looked back to the sky and saw several soft clouds emerge from the deep blue above. Around me the silence of the night crept in like a paranormal being. I turned around and met a large blank wall.
I fell backwards and watched everything toppled down upon me. The color burned my skin and I felt a scream escape my lips. I shut my eyes and felt tears slid down my cheeks. Even those where warm. Within several minuets of unbearable pain it all disappeared and a true blankness encompassed all.
I opened my eyes. I felt a wet streak on my cheeks and my heart raced within my ribs. I let out a heavy breath and rolled from my bed. I toppled onto the floor and smashed my head o lo the edge of my nightstand.
I groaned and stood up. Just another nightmare, time to go back to sleep, you have a busy day tomorow and you must rest, I thought. I said to myself one last goodnight and it all came back just as it had several moments ago. Goodnight.