The derelict mansion and grounds used to be beautiful, but for the last several decades, it had been allowed to fall into sinister disrepair. The once admired estate now appeared haunted and forbidding. The lawn and gardens had become overgrown with weeds. The stone fence surrounding the estate had holes located where stones had fallen out. Heather was a senior in high school before she ventured onto the grounds. She was curious to see the estate that used to be the most extravagant in the state. She realized it was deserted and concluded that it would be a perfect spot for her to experiment with salvia. She was smart, she should have known better, but her friends had finally convinced her to use the latest popular drug. Because she was smart, she looked up the drug on the internet and printed out the information. Before she used the salvia, she took the printed sheet out of her pocket to read the information one more time. She smoothed the crumpled piece of paper and saw the facts she had printed out: Salvia Divinorum is a psychoactive plant which can induce dissociative effects and is a plant producer of visions and other hallucinatory experience. It may be smoked or ingested by chewing the leaves or taken in the form of a tincture. When taken as a tincture the effects and duration are similar to other methods of oral ingestion, though they may be significantly more intense, depending on extract potency. The effects may include: -past memories, such as revisiting places from childhood memory -sensations of motion, or being pulled or twisted by forces -visions of membranes, films and various two-dimensional surfaces -merging with or becoming objects -overlapping realities, such as the perception of being in several locations at once -general change in consciousness -altered perceptions -sensation of entering or perceiving other dimensions, alternate realities -feeling of 'presence' or entity contact -dissociation at high doses, walking or standing Today she was going to find out for herself how she would react to this drug. She had received a concentrated dose from her best friend, Kaylee, and now, alone and in private, she was going to take this substance. There would be no witnesses to the way she was affected, although it was recommended that another person should be present for safety's sake. There would be no one to know she was making an enormous mistake. No one would know she was headed towards hell.
About the Author: Cindy Gibson is embarking on a career as a well-read author. Her imagination creates a new novel that is difficult to put down. As an experienced traveler, avid reader, and history buff, she has drawn on years of experience to help in the creation of this first novel. Cindy has lived in various western states and currently makes her home with her family in the suburbs of Mansfield, Ohio.