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I must had fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes, a few things were different. For one, a new pair of guards were standing near the only door. I had seen them before but only once. One of them had blonde hair that was choppy and cropped very short. He had a slight tan and was, of course, heavily muscled. The other had dark brown hair that was fairly neat but just as short as the other guy's. He was probably half a foot taller than the blonde guy and a little less bulky.

Mia had finally stopped crying and had a blank expression on her face, staring straight ahead at nothing in particular. She looked exhausted and weak because of her hunger and lack of sleep, and it was clear that she was completely drained of hope.

As I looked at each of my friends, I could see that they all felt hopeless.

Christian had dark circles under his eyes and, like Mia, looked weak and tired. He was definitely paler than usual and was breathing unevenly. I noticed he watched me a lot. Whether it was because he hoped that I would come up with a plan to get us out of here or that he was very hungry and couldn't help but looking at a food source, I didn't know.

Mason hadn't really changed much. His hair was still moist with perspiration and clung to his face in clumps. He was still very weak, his chin resting on his chest. The only noticeable change was that he was sleeping, his breathing slow and even now.

I looked to Eddie and was shocked at what I saw. He looked almost normal again. The high from the Strigoi bites had almost completely worn off. He looked weaker than the others dues to the loss of blood, but I was glad that, at least, he was almost back to normal.

How long had I been out? The thought finally hit me. I looked toward the door, confused. Why hadn't the Strigoi come back yet?

Eddie's high couldn't have wore off in a short period of time which meant I had been sleeping for a while which also meant the Strigoi hadn't been here since I was awake, so where were they?

I continued to watch the door; half expecting the Strigoi to magically appear like they seemed to last time, but no one came.

I watched the door for what could have been an hour until I realized that they weren't coming. I looked to my friends. Mason had woken up, and they all seemed to realize the same thing I did.

The guards seemed bored from the lack of action in the room, but none of us did anything to help that.

I began trying to form a plan in my mind, but, sadly, nothing came to me. Everyone seemed to be thinking as hard as me but came up just as empty.

I was frustrated, but this was definitely not the time for another outburst, especially since we were so close to getting out of here. Or so I thought.

The door burst open, the guards jumping in surprise, and I prepared myself for what the Strigoi would have in store for us this time.


Sorry for the shortness of the chapter, but I felt this was where the chapter should end. Next chapter will be up as soon as I finish it. Review please!