Secret Library

Another insane day in school with Sasha sending death glares my way here and there, Holden trying to get me to look at him, let alone talk to him.

But I on the other hand, am exhausted. I exhale loudly, as I roll my eyes for the fifteenth time. I grab my bag and hurriedly make my way for the exit.

I could feel someone's presence behind me, and turn around on instincts.

I've been avoiding everyone and everything for few weeks now. And I've also been accompanied with nightmares, horrific enough to keep me awake all night.

I sigh as I made my way to the library, still aware of the person behind me, still hot on my tail.

"would you quit pestering me?" I asked, without looking over a shoulder.

"I would, if you'd just listen to me." A familiar voice replies behind me, concern audible in his tone.

"well, I don't want to hear it." I say, not bothering to look over my shoulder, as I step into the library.

I place my bag on a chair and go over to the shelves, still pretty aware of the fact that he was approaching.

"are you still angry with me?" I hear him ask, his foot steps nearing.

"I wouldn't if you hadn't helped." I say, still checking the shelve like it had the most interesting thing one could think of.

"why are you so angry with me, anyway?" I hear him ask from behind me. Soon after, I feel him grab my wrist, pulling me to the point where I'm turning around, facing him.

I'm breathing fast, still in shock. Everything had happened so fast....

"because you could get hurt." I say, anger suddenly turning into concern.

"because I could, what?" he asks blinking.

"get hurt from what?" he asks, his annoyance slowly turning into disbelief and concern.

I'm still staring at him obviously confused by what I had just said myself.

"answer me, please." he replies desperately, "no." I say looking away. His hand above my head against some books in the shelve.

"answer me!" He yelled, grabbing a random book, and throwing it against another in the shelve by my right.

I gasp at his anger. Looking at him and realize that his eyes had a faint reddish glow in them which seemed to be vanishing.

He blinks, as though he had just realized he was wrong.

"I'm so..." he begins but before he can finish his sentence, there's a rumbling sound and I find myself falling backwards.

I didn't have time to think, not as he tried to stable me but my hand slipped through his. And he ends up falling in with me as well.

The fall was endless, gravity trying to rebel against my body as it made its way deeper still.

I felt like I was falling deeper and deeper into a deep pit, with no voice to scream.

I never really could anyway.

Soon, my body comes in contact with something so hard I groan. The sound of my fall, making things worse.

I'm technically rolling with the pain shooting up my arms. I shut my eyes tightly trying to ignore the pain, as I struggle to get up.

A sharp wave of pain shoots up my arm, causing me to yelp. I open my eyes breathing heavily, and the first thing that comes to my mind is...

"Holden...Holden! Where are you?" I yell, fear creeping in.

I call out one more time but there's no response, I feel my heart sink. I turn around already giving up hope on getting to him, when I hear rushing steps echo my way. I turn around on hearing the whisper of my name.

"Mystic," the unknown whispered, I could feel the figure forming as it neared me in the surrounding darkness.

The figure neared me, and I became alerted in an instant. I was ready to attack, when I hear a familiar voice.

"are you okay?" the voice asked with concern, and as the figure neared I realize it was just Holden.

I nearly fall on my knees with relief he didn't die, other wise what would I tell his parents? All my train of thoughts are caught short when he wraps his arms around me in a hug. Causing me to wince in pain.

"Sorry, you okay?" he asked pulling away from me.

I nod, barely able to speak. It wasn't a lie though, soon my pain would disappear, that always happens.

"where are we?" he asks me, looking around. And so do I.

"don't know, perhaps... a secret library." I mutter and he only gets more confused.

"a secret what now?" he asks, but I don't answer. Not as I scan the place.

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