Chapter 18

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"Aaron are you okay!" Aphmau asked sitting up and crawling over to him. She shook his shoulder but he shuddered and a look of panic crossed her face.

"J-Jeffory! Jeff-" Katelyn's calls were cut off as she started coughing a red mark appearing on her neck.

Lucinda was still frozen as her breathing sped up, her mind on the verge of breaking down. Lucinda felt her hands shaking and closed her eyes feeling cold all a sudden.

Jeffory glitched into the room huffing before he looked around spotting Lucinda. He walked in front of her right as Lucinda collapsed. Jeffory surged forward catching her and setting her down gently.

Lucinda shook her head as his touch sent more waves of cold up her arms making her shake. Her stomach was tying itself in knots, and she couldn't stop the fear for Laurence from echoing in her head.

"Lucinda calm down its okay" he told her softly as he lowered her kneeling to keep eye contact with her.

She started drying. Soft and silently making her shoulders shake as she sank forward into Jeffory's chest. Katelyn froze a saddened look for her friend appearing on her face.

The girl crawled over putting a hand on her shoulder."L-Lucinda its okay everybody's o-okay . . we'll help Vylad and get rid of Gene, everything will be okay" Katelyn whispered trying to get her to calm down.

"No . .no no no" Lucinda shook her head whimpering

"Lucinda . .what happened? We can't help if we don't know." Aphmau's small voice came from across the room and It made Katelyn freeze up at the emotion in it.

"Laure . .Lauren . . " Lucinda's small voice rang out dropping as the girl shivered again against Jeffory.

"What is wrong with her!" Katelyn suddenly yelled tears filling her eyes "I haven't seen her act like this since . . " Katelyn trailed off in realization and she looked down at her.

"What, what is it?" Jeffory asked hurriedly"Panic attack, it's a panic attack, Lucinda listen to me . .Your here with us" Katelyn immediately moved over to his other side where she could face Lucinda.

Lucinda looked up at her her face red from crying as she took shallow breaths.

"Remember what we did? Count the heartbeats?" Katelyn asked shortly Lucinda nodded swallowing as she hiccuped still crying and shivering

"O-one . .two . . " Lucinda trailed off again but Katelyn grabbed her hand

"Three . ." They kept going as Katelyn filled for her when Lucinda couldn't get the words out. Lucinda took deeper breaths as the shaking stopped, finally laying still against Jeffory.

"Come here." Katelyn took the girl from Jeffory her warmth surrounding the orange haired witch. Lucinda curled into Katelyn, and anyone who them, would never guess them to be this close.

"Thanks" Lucinda mumbled as Katelyn stroked her hair.

"It's fine, Now what about Laurence? Tell me calmly what happened" Katelyn ordered gently as the girl nodded taking a deep breath.

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