Don't Open Your Eyes Novels & Stories

"They will insist on playing loud music and games during the height of the zombie outbreak! And they won't stop even when you tell them to!" "They're also going to eat up all of your rations and then eat your pets too!" "Don't you ever open that door! It's your last line of defense against them!" The knocking on the other side of the door continued, and my vision somehow felt like it had just been attacked by a virus with how the live comments kept popping up non-stop. Yet, all of them warned me not to open the door at all costs. I carefully withdrew my hand, feeling my heart thumping loudly in my chest.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗜 𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗮𝘄 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵. "Baby, open your eyes. Look at me." He shook his head no and I pursed my lips. "Zannicus open your eyes." 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆, 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻.

Bettany POV I felt so different and I felt so heavy. I'm afraid to open my eyes, I'm scared that when I open them I will see different surroundings. Did something worse happen to me yesterday? Am I dead now? No, No, No. I just blackout yesterday don't overthink Bettany. You just need to open your eyes to see that you are totally fine. Yeah, that's what I needed to do. I convinced myself.

No! Closing my eyes, his face appearing in my sight. Keep your eyes open and breathe in and out. I chant this like a mantra. Then I try to sleep. Brush all images! * See. This is what happened. Making me huff all the time. And about my today's stupid act. Have a look there too. Don't miss, a special invitations!

I look at the mirror to see our reflections. Amara’s eyes are closed, and her chest is heaving slightly as if she has run several miles. Placing a gentle hand on her shoulder, I take my own deep breath and whisper in her ear. “Okay, beauty queen, open your eyes but remember it’s just a vision. It’s not real. I’ll be with you.”

But he still doesn’t back down. “Just close your eyes,” he whispers. I look at him and take a sharp breath, before shutting my eyes.

“Very slowly. Don’t rush it. Just take your time.” I listen to his advice, nod, and do exactly that. I don’t rush or start blinking rapidly. I just slowly open my eyes wider. Nothing. I blink. Still nothing. Panic rises in my chest. I blink again. That’s when the darkness finally gives way to something blurry and hazy. My chest rises sharply as a shaky breath leaves my lips. Tears instantly gather in my eyes, making everything even more unclear. “I...” My voice cracks. “I...”

Suction. Fuck. My eyes fly open like I’ve been hit with electricity.

[Olivia] I tried to open my eyes, but they felt heavy and painful, it felt like I was in a moving vehicle, or maybe I wasn't, I opened my eyes but was still enveloped in darkness, did I not open my eyes now? Why am I still seeing nothing but darkness, I thought to myself as I reached out to bring my hand up to my face.

RORY I’m rudely awakened by a ray of sunlight streaming in through the crack in the curtains, landing directly on my face. My eyes are bleary when I force them open, squinting at the sun like that would direct the ray of light elsewhere. Newsflash, it doesn’t. If anything, it only fries my eyes further and I close them and look away quickly before it gets the chance to completely ruin my vision.