WHISPERS IN THE DARK - Secrets unveils...

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best friend a

on't want a ride

said right after she

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her before hea

me he won't be able to take me home b

stance to my house,

earphones to li

w students of my grade. I took my eyes of

t it was the students but when I turned,I was mista

me direction. I tried to brush off the u

at they were following me. Their presence seemed consta

urprise, they stopped too, almost as if

d these strangers. Everyone else has gone their own ways. My heart pounded in my chest, I could hear the heavy footst

hind me. their sinister intentions palpable in the air- to capture me. In a last-ditch effort

t me. As I rounded the corne

ealized there was no

brought out a cloth soaked in a pungent odor. My instincts screamed at me to fight back, but the element of surprise was agains

nscious thought was a desperate plea for help.I felt myself lift

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ill lingered, clouding my thoughts and making it difficult to focus. The room was filled with the

e am

nd but It was immediately answered b

my surroundings. My mind ra

tors and why had

p

ands trembled as I realized my school bag, he

ered. I immediately thought of my parents. They

sked for my parent's contact a

t what th

ly,I heard faint whi

that the newly brought

hy would a young girl

sent me thes

their words echoed in my ears. T

the two women, my hands st

ean by I'm get

illed with a mix of

d at me with pity-fill

hat I hear

g the gravity of the situation. The reality o

rough my mind, sea

they want

done to de

place. I can't just sit back and watch them kill me. Giving in to

vors I had read and the countless movies I h

ed a loose floorboard near the corner of her room. It seemed like the pe

here is just a small gap between the door and its frame. It was just enoug

d from my torn dress, fashioning it into a makeshift lockpick. My plan wo

ut my plan into action. I listened intently for any signs of

asleep and I thought of waking th

ly end up bringing them in much more dan

te the lock. It took several nerve-wracking attempts, but after what felt like an eternit

believe I j

to the unknown. I moved stealthily, like

n't always

ce-to-face with a guard. My heart lea

esitation, I pivoted on my heels and sprinted in the opposite directio

building.They were relentless in their pursuit, the

the compound, my determination soared. I could feel the sweet freedom that awaited me just beyond the walls. Wit

nd myself outsi

pursuit di

gh my clothes, but the adrenaline kept me going. I could hear the footsteps o

. Without thinking, I darted across the street, hoping to find safety on the

and then the impact. I felt myself being thrown into the air, my body colliding with the metal

nt barely clinging to life. I tried to

ould vaguely hear the

voices on the other end - my kidnappers. The

ith a chilling tone. The name Sinclair echoed in my mind, and confusion wa

racing thoughts. The weight of the situation pressed heavily upon me, and as

within me as I felt a gentle touch on my skin, and I mustered all my strength to open m