69 - OF COURSE IT'S A CLIFFHANGER

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~ Vinny's POV ~

Despite the fact that he has no idea how he got where he is, he knows where. And it's terrifying. He's where y/n was trapped not long ago, Monster Hell.

He wanders around in the pitch blackness, wishing he had his camera with him so he could record this and use it to actually see in this area. He can hear yelling in the distance, but he doesn't want to get any closer to it.

As Vinny continues on, the sky lights up, blinding him for a moment, and then it turns bloodred. Fear wraps around his heart like a fist and he breaks into a sprint, heading toward an observation tower. But it's locked, and there is Noah standing by it, clutching a notebook to his chest.

The fear wanes a little, and Vinny takes a few steps closer to Noah, who's asleep. He stops once he's five feet away, knowing he'll scare the shit out of him.

"Hello, Vinny," says a creepy, whispering voice. "Are you having fun yet? Hahahaha."

"Who are you? You're not Noah," Vinny says.

No answer. Then there's a low laugh that makes his skin crawl. Noah opens his eyes and screams at Vinny in shock, jumping backwards and nearly falling. It causes the disembodied voice to laugh harder.

"Vinny? The fuck are you doing here?" he asks.

"I - I don't know," Vinny confesses. "I'm just ... here."

"Like those girls," he says.

"Noah likes them."

"Shut up!" he says through gritted teeth, glaring at the notebook in his arms.

What the hell? Vinny wonders.

"I'm sorry. It's ... it's hard to explain. But at least you're getting out of here," Noah says. "I have to find my own damn way. I'm going to be here for-fucking-ever."

"You'll never see sunlight again."

"I said shut UP!"

Vinny backs away slowly from Noah. Shockingly, the seemingly deranged person notices. Noah looks up at him with tears in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Vinny," he says.

"Why?"

"Because ... this is a trap."

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