[Settling back into her chair she expels a breath, hands in her lap.]
It didn't last very long. I'm a little embarrassed. I wasn't able to do anything.
[What could she do against something so intangible? She hadn't been able to feel a core.]
Suddenly it felt heavy. The air, you know? It was like the darkness took on some sort of weight. In fact, it was like tendrils of it rolled in over me.