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Chapter 25

I jolted awake, feeling a cold hand covering my mouth. "Shh. . ." I heard a voice whisper. I tried to scream, but the hand gripped tighter on my face, their nails digging into my skin. I sat up and struggled, trying to pry the hand off of my mouth. Suddenly, I heard a metallic sound, and saw another pale hand, holding up a knife, then holding it to my neck. "You better hold still, or my hand might slip." I heard a low male voice say, laughing quietly. I held still, paralyzed in fear. I recognized the voice, but couldn't quite tell who it was exactly. I felt the hand with the knife move away from my neck and down to my chest. The person dragged the end of the knife over the buttons of my black long-sleeved button-up shirt, revealing my pale pink bra underneath. My eyes widened and I continued to struggle, before the hand moved the knife back to my neck. Whoever it was kept behind me, so I couldn't see their face. Akio and Damion's tent was only a few feet away from me, and I'd heard them talking before I fell asleep. 'Please wake up.' I thought repeatedly, trying to will them to wake up and help me. Who could even know that we were out here? That I was out here? We didn't tell anyone. Only we knew. "Now, if you just do what I say, maybe I won't have to kill you. But I still might anyway." The voice laughed maniacally, making my skin crawl. The hand holding the knife set the knife down on the floor, and my whole body began to shake. With the one hand still on my mouth, the other revealed a thick cloth and duct tape. They first taped my mouth shut, then tying the cloth around my mouth, so tight it was painful. They then pulled out a rope, and I continued to struggle as they held my hands together, tying the rope around them, cutting off my circulation. "There we go." The voice said. One hand picked the knife back up to my neck. I felt it lightly scrape against my neck, because of how much my body was shaking. I felt a small stream of blood run down my neck. Tears began to gather in my eyes. I was terrified, and I eventually blacked out, much too panicked.