The Game of A Life Time

Chapter 20- I Feel Like I'm Drowning

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She pulls us back to the heart of the portal. My head hurts as we step back and fall to the ground, but I don't really feel any effects of falling.

Cleo helps me off the ground and leads me to where Kylie is. I try to wake her again, but she just sits with her eyes closed.

"You need to rest," Cleo says.

I play with the bottom of my shirt, "you said I needed to look harder."

She rolls her eyes, "you won't be able to if you don't rest."

"You need more energy and you can't get that from running around using it all," she has a point.

I am human, so using my energy shouldn't affect me unless the entity is using it. I am stuck here for the time being, so I am trying to be optimistic.

Cleo begins to fade and her soul vanishes before me. I am alone... again.

"Kylie, I need you to wake up and help me get us out of here." This really sucks, how is this even possible?

This is obnoxiously ironic. I was so worried about the entity tricking Carter into doing something stupid, but here I am in the trick itself.

I was so caught up in finding Kylie and looking for the light, I fell right into the trap. There was a clear path straight to the portal as I was running. It has never been this easy before, I am a sucker.

Holding Kylie's hand gives me some comfort. She can't hear me or see me and that is okay for now. I just need her here while I am here.

You keep dreaming and dark scheming...

"You are a poison and that is the truth," I say aloud. The entity knows I am talking to it.

I feel a tug on my heart and I know that it is the bond between Carter and me. The feeling is upsetting.

The pure confusion and anger he must feel right now, I don't want to face it. He must be so upset.

All of my friends back in Fridely were so shocked to learn I had a druggie boyfriend. He isn't even a druggie, he just uses weed to calm his anxiety. He is much more than what people assume him to be.

Carter is the love of my life and my most proud accomplishment. He is the man I have always wanted in my life. Sure my dad was amazing and I love him, but Carter understands me and he doesn't push away my abilities the slightest. Carter welcomes them and I love that.

Soran could never be a man. Yes, he was possessed and had an attachment, but he knew the risks and process to never let that happen. I tried getting him help after what happened at the amusement park, but he never tried after that. It was like he just gave in.

Soran did such awful things to Becky. I never thought he would be capable of doing that, even being possessed.

Every time I think about it, I feel like I am drowning... Down deeper into a rabbit hole of different outcomes and what-ifs. Soran and Carter both deserved better.

Becky deserves the entire world of love and happiness. I hope she found that peace when she died. After I saw her burst into flames on the frozen lake, I knew that would be the last time I saw her.