Chapter X - Maria

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ARE YOU SURE about this? August had asked when I woke. I was. I told myself and him that I was. I had to keep that promise, regardless of what we were about to face.
    I saw his soft smile in the dark, guiding me, along with his hand. We agreed at dinner that tonight we would find the truth and what they were hiding. They couldn't be working with the Doctors because they were revolting against them, however, that was my only theory and it became more convincing as the minutes passed. I completely disregarded August's theories, which were that aliens came down from space and took over Anthony's mind, and B, they were androids pretending to be our 'friends'.
    We noticed over the course of days we have been here that there is one building that stayed illuminated 24/7. We approached it and it took shape. The building looked to be similar to an office complex, with red and brown bricks as its exterior and minimal windows.
    August's clasp tightened around my hand as he opened the back door. We walked down the narrow, white-bricked hallway with flickering yellow overhead lights. Ahead of us was a dark, wide room filled with desks and computer monitors. A chill went up my spine when we turned the corner and was met with a figure.

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