- 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆! 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒚
𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅. 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂
𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒊 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆
𝑶𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔. 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂
𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓.
ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴏᴜ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ 16 ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴅᴏʀᴍ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ɪɴ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴡᴀs ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴡᴀs sɪʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴏᴏᴛ sᴛᴇᴘs. ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴜsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ɴᴏɪsᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ. ʏᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ʜᴇʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴀɪʀ ᴅʀɪғᴛs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀ ᴡʀᴀғᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ʙʀᴇᴇᴢᴇ. ʜɪᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴅʏ. ᴀ sʟɪɢʜᴛ sʜɪᴠᴇʀ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀᴇᴅ.
ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴀɢs ɪɴ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴏᴏᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʜᴇʀᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴀɢs ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴋɪᴛᴄʜᴇɴ, ᴛᴏɪʟᴇᴛ, ᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇᴅʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴋʙᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴀɪɴ ʀᴏᴏᴍ. ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴏᴏᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ. ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ. ɪɴ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴜɴᴘᴀᴄᴋ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴀɢs ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ.. ʏᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇ.
ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏʀᴍ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴜsʜ ʜᴀʟғ ɴᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴅᴏᴏʀ. ʏᴏᴜ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʀᴇʟɪᴇғ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ..
"ʜᴇʏ, ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. ᴍᴀʏ ɪ ᴀsᴋ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ? ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ᴅᴏʀᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ- ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍʏ ʀᴏᴏᴍᴀᴛᴇ?"
ᴀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ. ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ ʙʟᴜsʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴏᴋs. ʜɪs ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʜɪɴᴛ ᴏғ sᴏғᴛɴᴇss ᴀs ɪғ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴅᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ.
"ʏᴇᴀʜ.. ɪ ᴀᴍ. ᴡʜʏ?"
ʏᴏᴜ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sʜᴏᴏᴋ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴜɴsᴜʀᴇ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ.
"ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ sᴜʀᴇ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ɪɴ. ᴀʟsᴏ, ᴍᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅ-"
ʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ. ʏᴇᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ.
