The Chicken-Littles

I woke up to absolute pitch-black darkness on my right side. Panic instantly clamped down on my windpipe. I blinked frantically, digging my knuckles into my right eye, but nothing changed. I was completely blind in it. I stumbled out of my cramped janitor’s closet and collapsed onto a worn couch in the communal living area. My breathing came out in shallow, ragged gasps. I sat there in the quiet d