I felt compelled to open my eyes. I anticipated the familiar feeling of inner emptiness, accompanied by a wall of noise. I opened my eyes slowly. Nothing. Empty and calm. An unfamiliar ceiling, slightly recognisable. Four pale walls. No wall of sound. Just the light hanging from the ceiling centre unilluminated. Watching me knowingly.

Natural light was more prominent from the end my feet faced. Opposite from where the black door remained securely locked. I remembered the difinitiive sound of that d...