-Part 10: Hopeful Confusion-
"Who are you?" Dan asks the man who'd suddenly appeared out of nowhere, his voice shaky as he tries to hold his ground.
The man sighs and motions for Dan to move backwards, which he does.
"Where is it?" the man demands, his voice rough and harsh.
Dan frowns. "I... I don't understand..."
"Don't play me." the man lunges forwards, his arm pressing agaisnt Dan's neck and pinning him to the wall.
"I'm not!" Dan gasps, coughing.
The man presses harder and harder until Dan's on the verge of passing out. Just before he can, the pressure on his neck vanishes and the oxygen rushes back into his lungs.
He falls to his knees, gasping and shaking. He tries not to panic, instead focusing on his heartbeat and the man in front of him.
Said man gives him a glare before glancing around each room, circling the whole place before returning to Dan.
"Who are you people?"
Dan, having recovered, shakes his head. "I don't know what you mean. We're just like anyone else."
The man laughs, "I doubt it. There must be a reason your friend was deemed urgent."
"Wait, what?" Dan asks, his voice a mixture of confusion and hope.
The man sighs, "I wonder why he left you though."
"Left me? I don't..."
The man shoots Dan a pitiful glance before his gaze hardens and he turns to leave.
"Wait! Please, is Phil okay?"
Sensing his desperation, the man pauses. "I can't say that he's okay. But he's not been physically harmed. Yet."
Dan shuts his eyes, each word settling into his stomach like weights. He doesn't even notice as the man sighs at him before leaving as quietly as he'd entered.
He doesn't know what just happened.
-CHAPTER END-
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