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I woke up yet again to the sound of the alarm clock. I yawned as I opened the window shades. Sunlight streamed in. I still hadn't apologized for the fight last night. I felt bad. After all, Carm just wanted to keep me safe. But then I remembered that I have to skip so many capers because of her.
I went to my dresser to put on my (Favorite clothes/outfit), but I saw that it was missing. That's strange. I could have sworn I saw it last night. I rummaged through the rest of my clothes, but couldn't find it. Whatever. I put on another piece of clothing instead. I went downstairs and ate some cereal. There wasn't much left. Probably because of Zack. Ivy tells me he had THREE bowls! A bit excessive, if you ask me.
I decided to go brush my hair, and went up the steps. I was tired, and in my exhaustion I must have went up a third flight of stairs without realizing, because before I knew it, I was standing in front of the room with the pictures.
The room!
I had forgotten about it entirely. Curiosity came over me, and I stepped in. This time, I was even more shocked than when I first found this room. There were much more pictures now. Some with me, and some with my friends. My eyes glazed over the pictures, and I saw that almost all of my friends were on that wall.
Vira Crown.
Kira Evergreen
Amelia Black
Elisa Bluefrost
Katharine Wellington
The list goes on. All of them had a red X over their faces, and as usual, there were hearts over mine. This puzzled me. Who made this, and why?
Suddenly, I heard footsteps.
I'm probably not supposed to be here. I hid behind a stack of boxes. Then, they arrived.
"I finally have her (favorite outfit)!" The voice said. I could hear the person take a deep whiff. "It smells just like her, too!"
Okaaaaaay. This is weird. Someone took my clothes, and now their sniffing it. I peeked out from behind the boxes and saw Carm! Why is she here? I kept quiet as I watched her pin even more pictures, and draw either hearts or X's on each picture.
"They are in the way." She muttered. "They're keeping her away from me. She's mine. I need to get rid of the rest of them. I managed to get one of them out of the way, and now it's this ones turn." She pulled a dagger out of one of the pictures, and she stabbed it into another. Then she left the room, but not before taking one last whiff of the clothes.
*** As I ate lunch, I thought about what I witnessed. Just then, I saw Carmen staring at me. I panicked. Did she know?
"Hey Carm." I said, trying to make small. talk.
"Hey." She said.
"So.. Have you been doing anything lately?"
"Not much." She muttered.
"Listen, I'm sorry about last night. I didn't mean what I said."
"No. I'm sorry Y/n. I overreacted. You're right. You are perfectly capable of taking care of yourself. Again, I'm sorry."
