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Forever
Chapter 6
Darkness sat around her, no voices were heard, and no people were near. Catty closed her eyes trying to push the horrid images out of her head. Everything that had happened these past few days she wished so desperately to erase. She was a capture of the Atrox, held at its non-existent mercy.
Her hair clung to her face, drenched in sweat. Her eyes burned from the sting of wishing to cry but not being able to. Her throat felt as if she said one thing it would crack and break apart. Yet she continued to hold on, in her damp cold cell with the taste of death all around her. She had managed to contact Vanessa; this was the only thing that gave her hope. For that she had cruelly punished. Everyday they tormented her for holding on, tried to strip the rest of her hope away, and everyday they failed.
Catty had no idea how they failed, how she could still hold on after all she'd been through. The pain was indescribable, the method undescriptable. And yet she held on, and yet she continued to be strong. In truth, she was never the strong one. She was never the one that would fight, hope, and all that other stuff. No, that was Vanessa. No matter what Vanessa never lost hope, she was always willing to help & fight no matter the cost, and she always did the right thing. And right now, Catty needed to trust in her to come get her.
Suddenly, Catty felt another presence; someone was in the room with her. She quit breathing to hear someone else's. It came back in a gasp as two strong hands gripped her tightly around the shoulders and pulled her to them.
Catty opened her eyes to surprisingly little light, it wasn't mush but it was light. She could make out the face of her capturer now, Stanton.
"S-" was all she managed to get out before he tightly grabbed her mouth to silence her. He looked around numerous times before finally letting go. "Go to Vanesaa, she's expecting you. Don't trust Maggie or Jimena, and find Kendra". He didn't leave any more information, and disappeared silently.
Catty stood there, unsure of what to do. Vanessa was expecting her? Don't trust Jimena? And who did he think he think he was saving her? Wasn't he on team evil? She sighed and observed her surroundings, she was in the park, closer to Jimena's house then Vanessa's. But something in Stanton's voice kept her from going, was it possible, he was telling the truth? She felt angered at herself for believing him as she began her walk to Vanessa's.