The scream heard from a room made my heart skip a beat. I ran towards the door, or what I thought was a door, nearly tripping over my own feet. The screams slowly morphed into sobs, sobs that caused cold sweat to run down my back. copyright protection239PENANAe5FddqQhST
I could hear the drumming of my heart in my own ears, a constant reminder that something wasn't right. I wasn't right. copyright protection239PENANAZTEvPeeWdd
Every moment seemed slow, as if my body couldn't keep up with my mind. I shivered slightly, wrapping my arms tightly around myself. I wanted to cry, but it seemed as if my eyes were dried and puckered from long ago. copyright protection239PENANAeoWmGiCk1u
I knew that I was in a room, it had taken me a while to feel around it blindly until I realized that it was just a square. A padded, small, locked room. copyright protection239PENANAlh7UHLj5ZM
The screams started again, and I cupped my ears. copyright protection239PENANA3QN86E0h75
Please, please, please. copyright protection239PENANA81UMVwG5Ng
The person wouldn't stop begging, and I wanted to scream, shout, tell them that it wasn't working. No good amount of begging seemed to get anyone's attention. copyright protection239PENANAVT36PtuFTa
Except, maybe it did. Light flooded the room, and I hissed, covering my eyes at the bright intensity. copyright protection239PENANAM7rbfiU2if
"She calmed down," a deep voice observed. I opened my eyes to see about four men standing cautiously by a door, eyeing me warily. Mask covered their mouths, and they seemed to carry a heavy, drowning emotion I couldn't place. They had bright red scars across their cheeks, one with a black eye. Whoever did that must have been furious. copyright protection239PENANArM1o8VvItk
"Only because they gave her enough drugs to nearly kill her," a woman muttered, stepping towards me, fear and uncertainty clouding her dark eyes. copyright protection239PENANAb5EQE4S7i4
"She deserves it, monster." copyright protection239PENANAQP2SUl9qce
M o n s t e r. copyright protection239PENANA2By7lTx4k8
I blanched at the word. It seemed to slow down my heart, at least. I opened my mouth when the woman that had been approaching me quickly jumped back, as if I would bit her. copyright protection239PENANA3teBJGnbvX
"D-don't say a word," she stuttered, pointing her trembling fingers at me. The other guards seemed to snap out of a haze, and jumped towards us. Two gripped my arms painfully, with gloves, I noticed. The other two walked behind us, but at a safe distance. copyright protection239PENANATbRnQ2r9QG
"What's going on? Where am I?" I finally got the words out. I flinched when the guards grips on my arms tightened to the point where I knew there would be a bruise later on.copyright protection239PENANAIlq3RPuEj1
I thought no one would answer me. The quietly dragged me through what seemed like an endless hallway. Everything was white. The tiled floor that cooled my bare feet, the white ceiling that had flickering florescent lights in them, and the white walls, that seemed like they had never been touched. "It seems like you have a visitor," one finally said in a gruff voice, as if forcing themselves to talk. copyright protection239PENANARI8fixHxlv
"Nora Black. 16. Quiet. Leading student in her class. You know, it's always the quiet ones." copyright protection239PENANAMV3S6b8dD6
I sullenly glanced at the table, watching the shadows from the overhead lamp flickering. The guards had dragged me into the room and in a chair sat the woman in from of me. Red hair pulled harshly from her face, and a cold smile that I wanted to slap off of her.copyright protection239PENANAl7yNIO1gfj
"Hmm, no talk? The guards said you put up quite a fight." She must have seen my quirked eyebrow. copyright protection239PENANAqOyxviYx9h
"Oh, you don't remember? They had to send one of the guards to the hospital. A few bruised ribs-" copyright protection239PENANAyyl9rAm7Iw
"I didn't do anything," I hissed under my breath. copyright protection239PENANAInF5OeXK96
"So you didn't murder your best friend, Amie?"copyright protection239PENANACzAfAScW2t
My blood froze in my veins. "W-what?" My voice came out raspy. The name was a distant bell being rung from the corners of my mind. Vague, but familiar. copyright protection239PENANAp3DLPT0jtm
"We found Amie. Dead. By the water at your summer camp. And you were beside her."copyright protection239PENANAIe9NiABiMq
"Do you want to know what you were doing, Nora?" Her face curled up in disgust. copyright protection239PENANAZjUNfqUvnq
"You were laughing."copyright protection239PENANAyNlSUhFjXu
Like a wave it all came back to me.copyright protection239PENANALPV42Pf8ys
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"You'll never be able to do it."copyright protection239PENANAM9pD2Hw96q
I couldn't believe it. My own friend was taunting me, teasing me about the one thing she knew that I was terrified of.copyright protection239PENANA57HMEH6hbN
The water.copyright protection239PENANAfOqKgAibjx
I clenched my hands at my sides and looked at the way the wind blew the grass, tickling my feet.copyright protection239PENANADuWNwiZ6Gt
"Look at her, she's about to cry," said a girl. Lily was her name, I think.copyright protection239PENANAPJv0avyUsb
They were wrong, though. I wasn't about to cry. I was angry. Furious. The type of anger that made you want to hit, spit, hurt, even.copyright protection239PENANACHYEsK8urc
I could hear the faint waves of the water hitting the dock, causing my heart to speed up.copyright protection239PENANAZKsEnabkHG
"Well," Amie said with a sly smile. "Maybe she just needs a... push."copyright protection239PENANAeDOIU1oux0
The next second, I was pushed into the cool water by my friend. Instinctively, i gasped, and water rushed down my throat, leaving a fiery path in it's wake. copyright protection239PENANAC9AshUFOly
My fear of water was fueled by one reason. copyright protection239PENANA5N7MLJkkte
I didn't know how to swim. copyright protection239PENANA61bnXAK3aP
I reached uowards, to where I could barely see Amie still leaning over the dock, watching me struggle. Why wouldn't she help?copyright protection239PENANAOy5zAY8PgI
My feet touched dirt from the bottom of the lake, and I realized that the water wasn't that deep. copyright protection239PENANAAquey5KU8J
Slowly, I dragged myself out of the water, being dragged down by my heavy, soaking clothes.copyright protection239PENANAX3jCruTbTy
Amie watched me with an unsure expression on her face. Her group of friends were gone.copyright protection239PENANACc3Wufudvy
"I'm sorry Nora-"copyright protection239PENANAQF39uhyR99
I was furious. My hands shook as I stood there, shivering when the air hit my wet skin. I wanted her to feel scared like I did. Hurt. Confused.copyright protection239PENANAJJwmvzqeMv
I wanted her to suffer.That's when a look of terror crossed her face, and she dropped to the ground. She didn't move.copyright protection239PENANAV03PSFImIe
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