Chemically Imbalanced

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"I'll be in the bookshop around the block, I'll see you back here in a minute." Imogen smiled at Anna as she walked through Ripon, small black purse hanging off her arm. She'd been waiting for months for this book to come to England. Ever since she peeked in the papers and saw that it had been published in America, she had been waiting patiently, and now it was finally here.

The street was unnervingly quiet, sending chills down her stiff spine. It was much darker than the street she had previously been in. She slowed her pace, treading along the cracks in the sidewalk more carefully. She passed by an alley and paused.

Something wasn't right.

A dirty hand flew over her mouth, and she was being pulled back into the dark crevice between the buildings. Her hands were tied, and she soon felt more people taking her away.

Dark spots were filling her vision, and the last thing she remembered before blacking out was that she was inside a car.