"W-what?" I managed to whisper.
"Where is it?" he asked once again. From the tone of his voice, I could see he wasn't a patient man.
Crystal? What was he talking about?
"I-I'm sorry but...I have no idea what yo-"
"Tell me where the god damn crystal is!" he suddenly shouted at my face.
Tears filled my eyes. I felt utterly hopeless.
"I...I don't kno-"
Suddenly the man reached up to me and held me from my shirt, cornering me against the wall.
"You cannot trick me, young lady! You either tell me where you hid the Light Crystal or I will beat the hell out of you!" he barked, his spit flying everywhere.
Suddenly the door opened and another man entered the room.
"Dwight, I need you to come with me. It's important."
Dwight, as now I knew, let go of my shirt and backed of.
"We will talk again." he said. Before marching out of the room, he added, "And you won't get away this time."
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Crystal Magic
Mystery / ThrillerI reached a dead end. I slowed down and stopped. The only sound I could hear was my rapid heart beating in my chest. I turned around to see- No one. Where was he? Had he given up? Had I been imagining all this? I froze. It was nearly pitch black i...
