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didn’t reply, I just wanted everything to
stop and go back to my old life, where I got bullied for being
different or worry about my English homework from Mr. Drop dead
gorgeous. That was a walk in the park compared to this.
    I looked over at Marcus. He was too tense to
sit, he just kept checking the windows for signs of trouble.
    “ Why did Naaz do that to me?” I finally
asked.
    Rhea stood in the door with her back to us.
She gave out a great sigh and turned to me.
    “ She still harbors a lot of hate
towards me and she can tell I care much for you.” she
said.
    “ Should I be worried about her? I don’t
want to be watching my back all the time.”
    “ No, Naaz is a loyal friend.” Rhea
replied.
    “ Loyal, you call that loyal?” I could
tell Marcus was pissed. “She almost killed her.”
    “ It was a test, Marcus. Please just
calm down, we have been through a lot these past few hours. We
should get some rest.”
    “ I don’t think I can rest.” replied
Marcus.
    I knew where he was coming from but my eyes
burned with tiredness and with all the things we had seen today. I
tried to block out all of the horrible images in my mind. The sofa
was comfortable enough and I felt myself slip away.
    I was brought back to the darkest pits of the
dungeons, locked away from the light. Leaches filtered in and out
of the room to feed on me every day like I was their private buffet
until I would pass out from the pain. That’s the life I led in my
dreams. Broken and bruised, no one was coming for me and no one
cared. I was alone and the only friend I had was the oncoming
darkness.

    I woke up sweating, body cold and clammy.
Looking over, Marcus and Sophia were still asleep, but there was no
sign of Rhea. I quietly crept out of the room and into the dark and
dusty hall. I had a bad feeling about this place, darkness had
taken up residence, and it wasn’t leaving anytime soon. Looking
around the hall at night was terrifying, I felt like something
would jump out and say “boo” but I ignored my childish thoughts and
went on the lookout for Rhea. Something caught my eye at the corner
of the dark long hall.
    Rhea came out of the darkness as if she just
said goodbye to an old friend. She didn’t notice me and I quickly
hid myself behind a large broken statue that was chipped in many
places. I watched her, she looked worried. Rhea was always calm and
composed, but not here. This was a bad place and I didn’t want to
stay.
    “ You don’t have to hide from me Ellie.”
Her voice was dull and dry.
    “ Crap.” I whispered to the
darkness.
    I move myself away from the busted out statue
and slowly walked over to her. Rhea didn’t turn her back to greet
me. She remained quiet while looking out of the window.
    “ Cannot sleep?” she asked.
    “ You could say that.” I
mumbled.
    “ Yes, it has been awful for you haven’t
it.” Rhea said.
    “ Yeah.” I answered dryly.
    “ Ellie, I want to talk about what
happened down in the sewers.”
    I didn’t know what Rhea was talking about
until slowly I started to remember. “You’re talking about when I
nearly had a breakdown?”
    “ Yes.” She answered.
    “ I don’t know what happened, I felt as
if I was back down in those dungeons again. I don’t ever want to go
back there.”
    “ I will not allow it, Ellie. But I am
concerned about how this is talking its toll on you.”
    I didn’t answer and I want to linger on the
bad thoughts that held me back. Something inside me wanted to know
what was going on, I wanted to blurt out everything that I was
thinking but I held my tongue. “What’s going to happen to me?”
    Rhea didn’t react to the question; she
continued to stare out of the window.
    “ Rhea?”
    She took a deep sigh and answered. “To be
honest, I don’t know. After all that’s happened, I just don’t know
anymore, I’m sorry to say but I don’t have all the answers
yet.”
    She had told me the honest truth. My
confidence in Rhea was falling apart, slowly