Chapter 8 – Awakening
The first thing Lila felt when she woke up was dizziness. Her eyes slowly opened, but she couldn't see anything besides a few streams of sunlight shining through the cracks on the wall. The rest of the room was completely dark.
It took her several moments to realise her hands were tied up over her head, and she was almost hanging above the ground. She tried to wiggle out of the ropes, but it was no used. 'Even Houdini couldn't get himself out of this.' She mused. Her thoughts went back to the previous day, and she sniffed a bit. 'Chloroform.' She thought. 'That explains a lot.'
Several minutes later, she heard a ruffle outside and quickly concentrated on that noise. She could faintly hear the voice of two people. But she couldn't tell what they were saying. 'Maybe they're going to feed me soon.' She thought. She heard her stomach growl. 'If my stomach is any indication. I'm no good to them dead.'
She waited, but nobody came. She frowned. 'Maybe it's not about the money.' She realized. 'If it's not about the money, then I'm in real trouble.'
A while later, Lila heard the engine of a car coming closer and closer, until it stopped somewhere very near. She heard the two people guarding her talking to a third person. Then she heard footsteps and the sound of someone opening a lock. 'They're coming in.' she thought. 'Maybe I can get some answers.'
The door opened and Lila squinted at the bright sunlight. A person walked through the door, carrying something in their hand. It took a while for Lila's eyes to adjust, but she finally saw that the person was carrying a wipe. She frowned and tried to find the face of the person that is still in the shadows.
The outline of the person seemed somehow familiar to Lila, but she couldn't place who it was. The person walked closer and closer towards her. Finally, inches away from her face. Lila could practically smell the person. The person lifted her/his arm and turned on the only light in the room. The light shone on the person's face and Lila gasped.
"You!"
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Author's Note: Sorry if this chapter is extremely short, but I didn't want to give too much away. The next chapter probably won't be up anytime soon, because I just found a slight problem with one of the tiny details in the next chapter…hopefully I'll get it fixed soon. Reviews would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading. : )