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what’s happening, but I know he will never let anything bad happen to me. I’m safe with him.
No Escape
T he walls leak a wet substance, and old cable lines hang from them. I hold onto Paden's hand; he can see in the dark better than I can. I don't know how I am making anything out as it is; I'm usually as blind as a bat when it comes to seeing in the dark. I move my hand from his and wrap it around his arm, pressing myself against him. Was that a rat? "I want to go back to Spearwood," I beg.
Dante takes more of his weight off Horace and Amr's shoulders; he must be gaining some of his strength back. His amber eyes glow in the dark. "I'm sorry, Avalon, but this is just how it’s going to be. We need to get you better and out of the clutches of Roseman."
I jut out my lip. "My dad does not have me in his clutches!" I snap.
"That's just the thing. He's not your father, not even close. We've told you this, back in the cabin," says Amr.
I shake my head. "Yeah and you also told me I was your twin. Like that would ever be true. We aren't anything alike."
"Perhaps, the current you doesn't act like him, but the original Avalon does. She shares the same tastes and hobbies," continues Paden. I stare at his face, barely able to make out the details of his profile in the dark. He stands a good head taller than me.
"What are you talking about, love? I'm nothing like him."
He tenses in my grasp, but continues to walk.
"How do you know the original Avalon and I are similar?” Amr asks.
I had surveillance done on all of you, when I heard Perlow would be placing her into your group. I had heard of Mathis through the Vox vine, so I didn’t need to look him up. The rest of you, I did. Amr, you share the same taste in fandoms and food. You both have an almost unreal love for anything dark chocolate. I find this fascinating, because you two did not grow up together. I guess some things truly do stem from nature and not nurture."
'Wow, he really did dig deep with his obsession of me,' my own voice says in the back of my head. I shake it. It's not really there.
I frown. "I hate dark chocolate; it's too bitter."
Paden looks to me. "The current you hates dark chocolate."
I pull away from him. He can't be the Paden I know and love. He wouldn't turn on me like this. I can't believe I'm following them around like an idiot, when I know they have all gone off the deep end. "Stop saying that. I'm not another person!" I stomp my foot and stand my ground.
The others stop. Lusk sighs as he moves to lean against the wall. He looks to Paden. "Can't you do something to control her? She’s your 'fiancée', after all."
"I have a feeling she isn't going to listen to me; unlike Mathis, I don't have the Voice fully mastered yet. I can control her for a few minutes at a time, but not for hours."
The hot tears fall down my cheeks. My childhood friends have turned into the enemy in a matter of minutes.
"I can bring out the original Avalon again," Dante says . His hand presses against the golden scale on his side.
"No, Dante, you can't. You don't have enough strength to keep her out. And though she could try to help and suppress this version, she isn’t strong enough to prolong it for the hours we would need in order to get to the Sea Witch,”Horace says .
It’s like I’m not even here anymore. Hello, I’m standing right here. I sigh and walk away from them. If they won’t take me back to Spearwood, I will find some other way to get there. I’m sure Dad will come looking for me soon, if he’s not already. I’m almost certain I a saw a ladder a while back.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Triton asks .
Ire runs up my spine at the sound of his voice. I almost forgot that he was with us. “Back to Spearwood and away from you crazy people.” I don’t even glance back as I move on toward the alcove I saw the ladder in.
Cool, stale air
No Escape
T he walls leak a wet substance, and old cable lines hang from them. I hold onto Paden's hand; he can see in the dark better than I can. I don't know how I am making anything out as it is; I'm usually as blind as a bat when it comes to seeing in the dark. I move my hand from his and wrap it around his arm, pressing myself against him. Was that a rat? "I want to go back to Spearwood," I beg.
Dante takes more of his weight off Horace and Amr's shoulders; he must be gaining some of his strength back. His amber eyes glow in the dark. "I'm sorry, Avalon, but this is just how it’s going to be. We need to get you better and out of the clutches of Roseman."
I jut out my lip. "My dad does not have me in his clutches!" I snap.
"That's just the thing. He's not your father, not even close. We've told you this, back in the cabin," says Amr.
I shake my head. "Yeah and you also told me I was your twin. Like that would ever be true. We aren't anything alike."
"Perhaps, the current you doesn't act like him, but the original Avalon does. She shares the same tastes and hobbies," continues Paden. I stare at his face, barely able to make out the details of his profile in the dark. He stands a good head taller than me.
"What are you talking about, love? I'm nothing like him."
He tenses in my grasp, but continues to walk.
"How do you know the original Avalon and I are similar?” Amr asks.
I had surveillance done on all of you, when I heard Perlow would be placing her into your group. I had heard of Mathis through the Vox vine, so I didn’t need to look him up. The rest of you, I did. Amr, you share the same taste in fandoms and food. You both have an almost unreal love for anything dark chocolate. I find this fascinating, because you two did not grow up together. I guess some things truly do stem from nature and not nurture."
'Wow, he really did dig deep with his obsession of me,' my own voice says in the back of my head. I shake it. It's not really there.
I frown. "I hate dark chocolate; it's too bitter."
Paden looks to me. "The current you hates dark chocolate."
I pull away from him. He can't be the Paden I know and love. He wouldn't turn on me like this. I can't believe I'm following them around like an idiot, when I know they have all gone off the deep end. "Stop saying that. I'm not another person!" I stomp my foot and stand my ground.
The others stop. Lusk sighs as he moves to lean against the wall. He looks to Paden. "Can't you do something to control her? She’s your 'fiancée', after all."
"I have a feeling she isn't going to listen to me; unlike Mathis, I don't have the Voice fully mastered yet. I can control her for a few minutes at a time, but not for hours."
The hot tears fall down my cheeks. My childhood friends have turned into the enemy in a matter of minutes.
"I can bring out the original Avalon again," Dante says . His hand presses against the golden scale on his side.
"No, Dante, you can't. You don't have enough strength to keep her out. And though she could try to help and suppress this version, she isn’t strong enough to prolong it for the hours we would need in order to get to the Sea Witch,”Horace says .
It’s like I’m not even here anymore. Hello, I’m standing right here. I sigh and walk away from them. If they won’t take me back to Spearwood, I will find some other way to get there. I’m sure Dad will come looking for me soon, if he’s not already. I’m almost certain I a saw a ladder a while back.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Triton asks .
Ire runs up my spine at the sound of his voice. I almost forgot that he was with us. “Back to Spearwood and away from you crazy people.” I don’t even glance back as I move on toward the alcove I saw the ladder in.
Cool, stale air
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