3 - The Devil I Bargain With

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I wake up the next morning with one thought beating in my skull like a second heartbeat: I need a plan

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I wake up the next morning with one thought beating in my skull like a second heartbeat:
I need a plan.
A real one.
One that gets me out of here alive. And preferably one that doesn't involve Rafe in any meaningful capacity.

I sit up, the sheets cold, the room colder. Rafe is asleep on the floor, one arm thrown over hiding from the sun that isn't even hitting him.

For a second- I consider waking him. Then i remember literally everything about him, and the second shrivels up and dies.

I walk to the window quietly. A guard stands right outside, staring straight ahead like a statue with a gun.

"Hey! Hey. I need to talk to Mr. Singh. Hey go get Mr. Singh." I knock on the glass.

Behind me, rage stirs.
"What are you doing?" He asks

I ignore him.
"Hey you! I need to talk to Mr. Singh." I said

"Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Hey. What are you doing?" Rafe scrambles to his feet

"Like I owe you an explanation" I scoff

"Think for a second. Stella what are you doing?" He asked.

I move to the door and start banging.
"Hello?" I say

"Hey! What're you doing?" Rafe repeats, like if he says it enough times I'll suddenly listen.

"Don't talk to me!" I snap

"You're lying about this diary thing. You know where it is." Rafe said

"No I don't" I said

"You don't? Okay." He scoffs.

"You wish" I mumble and return to the window.

"Okay listen I wouldn't tell me either. But he's never gonna believe we don't know something all right? Singh killed that-" rafe starts

"Hey!" I shove his hand away before he can touch me.

"Look around Stella I'm the only friend you got." He said

Before I can answer, the door opens. A guard walks in, all business.

"I need to talk to Mr. Singh. I have something to tell him. It's urgent." I said immediately.

"Yes" the guard says, and grabs my arm.

Rafe tries to say something, but I'm already gone.


Singh is sitting at a table eating lunch like this is a business retreat, not....whatever the hell this actually is.

"I lied. I know about the diary. I don't have the original. But I can get you a copy." I said

He looks genuinely pleased.
"I'm relieved to hear you say that you know. May I offer you something to eat?" He asks

"I'm not hungry." I said

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