Sabrina

Chapter Twenty-Five

“You have it?”

I nodded, opening up my satchel for the second time that evening and retrieving the small velvet bag, which I then placed into his hand. He immediately closed his fist around it, ever so tightly. It was then, and only then that I dared to take a sigh of relief. I was so happy I had succeeded. I was so happy I was safe.

“How did you go?” asked Leonard.

“Alright,” I sighed.

“Something wrong?” he asked.

I stalled, not wanting to let them all know the bad news.

“We locked eyes,” I gulped.

“Oh fuck,” breathed Leonard.

Sitting in the back of the escape car, I felt uneasy, all eyes were on me. Everyone in the team, had wide eyes and looked shocked.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for it to happen. He just… looked at me.” I explained.

“It’s alright, it’ll be alright,” said Leonard, reaching out and grabbing my hand.

He gave it a comforting squeeze, and then continued holding it. Our fingers slid between each other’s and I smiled, feeling comforted and happy.

“No. It’s hardly alright,” said Morgan Freeman, frowning, “Do you understand what this means? You’re going to turn; you’re going to become dark.”

The car sped quickly around a corner, throwing us to the right side of the car in a quick jolt.  I had nothing to say. The darkness would soon become apparent within me, and due to the fact the light was taking over, this could potentially result in my death.  After driving for what seemed an eternity, with the awkward silence putting me on edge and making me uncomfortable, the car finally came to a halt and I heard the sound of the gates of the Enlightenment Project buzzing open.

As I began to stress I gripped onto Leonards hand tightly. The car pulled into the garage and Morgan Freeman jumped out and walked through the side door and into the house. Everyone else followed closely behind him. They all looked somehow so much different now that I was turning dark, they looked like they hated me.

Leonard and I followed, shortly after, still holding hands.

 “It will be ok, I promise,” Leonard whispered in my ear.