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24 | Chapter XXIV - Caged Like An Animal

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Hard 2 Face Reality - Justin Bieber

"Never Give Up, Because You Will Succeed."
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       I woke up once again into the darkness, my cheeks damp from crying and the soft skin that surrounded them as I touched them lightly with my hands. Carefully, I tried remove some of the dirt that traced them, but afterall - I couldn't see very much.

      I'd near enough given up hope, no one was coming for me. It had been so long, so awfully long.

     I'd been here forever now, It could've been weeks..or even months. But when you're stuck in the pitch black with not a clue what time it is...time moves uncontrollably slow.

    I looked to the left where the very still girl with dark eyes used to be. Until she was brought up into the bright room where I met Catori. I'd assumed she'd ended up with the same fate as Amy...

      "Hey, you okay?" A soft, familiar voice called out to me. I turned over on my side to stare into the darkness at my friend who's name I didn't even know.

      "You try being told that you're the reincarnation of Cecilinda...have superpowers aswell as you're a friggin dog."I almost yelled, still not believing what she had told me was true.

     She was lying, she had to be.

       "Well sh*t." He mumbled, then suddenly he caught on. "Wait...you are the reincarnation of Cecilinda! As in thee Cecilinda!" He yelled.

      "No, the girl works down the street...OF COURSE THAT CECILINDA." I shouted at him, and for the first time ever I heard him laugh. It was nice. At least someone found my sense of humour slightly funny...or maybe we were just slowly going insane.

       "You know...I don't even know your name." I almost whispered at him, slowly crawling forwards to be as close to him as possible.
"I can't even see you in there."

         "Maybe that's for best", He spoke lightly, I could tell he was smiling.

        "Who doesn't like a good mystery "

      Now I laughed, it felt strange to feel an emotion I hadn't had to use in a long time. And this friendly stranger had brought it out once again.

    "You realize who you just said that to?" I laughed, embracing the feeling that I hadn't felt in forever. It felt nice, It warmed me slightly.

     He then sighed and brought his hands through a gap in my cage for me to shake. I noticed on the brim of his hand lay a small tattoo. It was an outline of a tree, with a swirl twirling around it with an arrow at the top of it, pointing towards himself with the initials NM.

     It was quite small, having just sitting at the top of his finger.

         "Back home they had a name that they never used for me. My pack knew I hated it, so instead they shortened it. I trust you Cece...so I want you to use it." He paused as I took his hand.

       "I'm Jay...nice to meet you." He spoke sarcastically as this clearly wasn't us 'just' meeting.

       ""Jay...nice to meet you, I'm Cecelia.....Or Cecilinda...or the princess." I smiled as we shook each other's hands. A question popping up in my head after I received a laugh from him.