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18: Serendipity?

Ella woke up again from a deep sleep. 

She glanced around to make certain of it once more. Her eyes squinted in the process. 

'Yep. It's not a dream.'

She concluded when she found herself in the same cold dripping cell again. 

'It is fair to call it a dungeon instead of a prison cell.'

Enough reminiscing, she sits up from where she last remembers she landed in pain.

feeling the gushy feeling from the mud, she felt a little disgusted. She looked at her hand and she saw a pile of mud clanging into her. she shakes her hands to take the mud off. Hearing the heavy mud pulling away her hands did she notice, its quiet, again. Always...?

Then she remembers her neighbor.

"Neighbor! Nighbor! Are you there?!"

She quiet down to hear any responds but as seconds passed, the more convince the guards didn't buy him back.

'What to do?'

As Ella started to overthink, a small noise was made. 

She stayed quiet to make sure.

Dripp!

But sound of dripping water only reply to her hearing.

'Am I imagining it?'

She's not quite sure. 

Then, another sound was created, this time, Ella hears it more clearly. 

'..h...a....ha...'

A small panting...

'Panting?'

As she sticks her face in the wall, she could clearly hear weak panting from the other side.

Her mind drifted in her past, reflection on her hurt self-echoes, she become desperate.

"Hey! Are you okay?!"

She remembers herself, helpless, no one to rely too despite some people could clearly see her and her situation open and wide, yet no one hold her tight. no one dare to helped her, because...

Thug! Thug! Thug!

She continues to punch and slam the wall in hope the other side will respond.

it continues on, her arms are numb from the pain, but she keeps on doing so.

She got tired, so tired that her knees give up that she kneels the ground, facing the same wall. 

Leaning her head, her eyes close in its own to rest.

All she can hear was her heavy tired breathing inhaling and exhaling. despite her loud heart racing, a sudden paused of breathing occurred. She Stopped breathing. Intentionally. 

She seems to know what she's doing. She concentrated deep listening to the other side...

"Finally... it become quiet."

A small voice from the other side called.

Her eyes opened in shocked, she leans her head once again to listen closely, if it's true.

"Ar-are you there?"

"..."

A long silent happened before they speak again from the other side. 

"...yea."

Hearing it loud and clear, her eyes moist in relief. 

"Thank goodness"