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22. Consciousness

*Katrina's POV*

I slowly start regaining consciousness. I keep rubbing my eyes hoping I would get my vision back faster. After a few minutes it does, my other senses too. The first thing I see when I wake up is a green slimy wall. Lovely. I cringe at the smell radiating off it. My mouth suddenly feels dry. 

Urgh. I probably haven't had anything as I've probably been out for a few hours at the least. A few seconds a little piece of paper is slipped under the small door in the corner of the small room. I sit on the floor, confused for a bit. Then I decide it's best to go and read it. I slowly walk the few metres to get the paper. It reads:

Katrina,

I hear you are awake. For the next period of time you will be fed once a day and given water once a day too. Think yourself lucky.

You will stay in your room until my special request has been for filled.

Toodles.

I know who that's from. The Wicked Witch of the West obviously. Urgh. I hate her so much. I need to get out of here. Surely Tia would have noticed I have gone.

*Tia's POV*

I'm getting a little impatient here. Kat is taking FOREVER. I mean forever. I can't find her anywhere so I just presumed she sneaked out. I will kill her myself when she gets home. She will not enjoy it.

I really want to get the police involved. I would get into a lot of bother though. This doesn't look good, at all. Maybe I should tell someone. But who could I tell, who could I tell that would actually help. Someone I trust. Hmm. Niall's name just popped up in my mind. That'll do.

I get changed and go over to the boys' house. I knock on the door rapidly.

*Niall's POV*
I wake up from my amazing nap by someone banging on the door continuously. Ugh, that was going to be one of the best sleeps I have had in ages. Too much stress. I don't like it. Well, no-one likes stress but, you know. I rub my eyes and yawn a little. 

I stretch myself out too. I quickly get up and sprint to the door when the knocking, or should I say banging, gets considerably louder.

I open the door as fast as I can and there, standing on the doorstep is Tia. Of course it would be her, waking me up. Should've known. *Insert 'derp' face here* 

"Yes Tia?" I ask her. 

"Can I come in?" She asks, urgently. I am quite taken aback on how she said it. 

So many emotions were present. "Sure, before you explode." She scowls at me, not a happy bunny I see. I shut the door after she comes in and sit down next to her on the couch. I look up at her directly, "What's up?"

She looks down. "It's Kat."

"What's wrong with her? Shouldn't you be with her?"

"I would be but I don't know where she is."

"How could you not know where she is?! Did she go out or anything?"

"No, she would've came and asked me, she knows I would've agreed, under some rules of course."

I sit and think for a moment.
"So she's gone?" I ask.

Tia wearily nods. "I think so. But I don't think she just 'disappeared'. I think she was taken."

I am taken aback, for the second time in the last few minutes.

"What? Do you know who took her?"

"Not exactly, but I have an idea." She said, looking angry and fed up.

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*Tia's POV*

I pound on her front door, feeling impatient. Her cheery face appears at the small window in the door. I just frown at her. Her face lights up even more when she spots Niall dawdling behind me. I scoff as I notice this. She opens the door and invites up inside, her beady eyes on Niall. I am not in the mood for this. She ushers us in the direction of the living room. 

Niall and I take a seat on the couch while she takes a seat opposite us in a bright, shocking, hot pink chair. My eyes are hurting just looking at it. Why didn't she choose a darker shade? Eugh. She then starts blabbing on about some random things to Niall. 

I don't pay any attention. I just look around the reasonably-sized room. Suddenly, I feel the urge to pee, classy.

 I try to hold it in for a little while longer but I can't. I quickly interrupt her and Niall's 'conversation', if you can call it that; she's doing all the talking. I ask her if I can nip to the toilet and where it is. 

She gives me a long string of directions, I try to register them in my mind but she said them to fast, oh well. I leave the room; walk down a long corridor and down a staircase.

 Down here is a corridor with a selection of doors down each side. I take a chance and open the first one, nothing in it but furniture. The same with the next few. 

As I near the end of the corridor I hear muffled sounds coming from one of the rooms, after investigating I find that it is the last one. I stick my ear to it to make sure I'm right. I definitely am. I knock softly and whisper, "Who's in there?"

The reply I got was "Hello?!" It sounds like they are very happy to hear me. "Hi! Who's in there?"

"Tia? Is that you?" The voice asks. I stand there, confused.

 "Yeah, who is this?"

"Tia! It's Kat!"