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Chapter 6

"Previously on The Forbidden Game,"

-Noura

I looked back at Adrian and then the keys. Which one should I go to first?

Rose POV

It's like everything is in slow motion. Adrian screaming for help, the snake crawling towards the keys. What should I do? If I lost the key we will lose the game, but if I didn't save Adrian I wouldn't live with myself. I know a part of me loved Adrian more than anything.

He was my first love, I know if I didn't meet Dimitri I would have been with Adrian right now! I love him, but not more that Dimitri. I didn't care in that moment if the keys never came back. The only thing I care about right now is saving Adrian and that's what I did.

I ran towards Adrian barefoot. My heart was pounding in my chest furiously. The train was moving really fast towards Adrian. I felt a burning inside my chest, a burning that gave me the strength to run faster, even when my lungs felt like they're on fire. My breathing hardened. I didn't hear anything, but the train's chow-chows.

Every step closer to Adrian made my heart leap from hope. Hope to save him before it's too late. Hope that I wouldn't cheat again, because I know I would need it more that anything. The gap between Adrian and I shortened. My breathing hitched and tears of happiness fell from my eyes when I reached him. It felt like hours to reach him, but I know that I was only minutes. My hands quickly held him tight. He looked at me with a weird glint in his eyes and then he breathed out.

"Rose" he whispered a tear fell from his eyes. I wanted so badly to hug him right now and kiss him, but I have to untie his ropes first.

"It's okay Adrian, I'm going to get you out of these ropes" I reassured him, but Adrian kept shaking his head. A look of sadness washed his face.

"No! Rose save your self! Your life is more important than mine" and he pushed me with his free legs, causing me to fall far away from the train's railway. The train was seconds from running on Adrian. I did what my heart wanted me to do.

I jumped in front of him. I heard the train coming closer and felt it hitting my back, but it wasn't iron that hit my back it was jelly. The train came through us. I saw Adrian's face set in an astonished look. Then he looked at me. His eyes were shining; I wouldn't be surprised if mine was mirroring his. I didn't know what I was doing in this moment I just wanted to kiss him.

His hands wrapped around my waist, pulling me closed to him. I was laying on him. He looked in my eyes too see if I was all right with it, but I didn't confirm it. I just held his messy light brown hair and pulled his lips to mine.

The kiss made my heart leap from my chest in a god way. The kiss was sweet. Just like the first kissed we shared when we were young. Adrian's hand moved from my face to the back of my head, deepening the kiss. I didn't mind in that moment. I didn't care if Dimitri was standing right next me, because part of me was still hurt of finding of from JULIAN! That Dimitri and Tasha were kissing, so it was like payback even though Dimitri didn't do it on purpose, but he hurt me, so I'm going to hurt him back. I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't help it. I was consumed with a lot of emotions.

Adrian broke the kiss for air. We both breathed hard. Adrian caressed my cheek while looking at me sadly.

"You found out," he whispered and I knew that he was talking about Dimitri kissing Tasha, because I would never cheat on Dimitri like that. I just nodded my head. I then leaned closed and kissed him lightly on the lips and stood up. He reached out for my hand to get up and I helped him get up.

He grinned happily and put a hand over my shoulder. I just shook my head at him and smiled. Then I remembered Mia and Meredith they must have saw it, but wait the jelly train must have covered us up.

I saw Mia and Meredith running towards us. They looked funny. Mia wearing a brand short dress bear foot. And really short comparing to a really tall Meredith. Plus Meredith was wearing jeans and a longed sleeved shirt.

They finally reached us and I saw something dangling on Meredith's hand. It was the golden key. I gasped and snatched it from her. I hugged it, causing everyone to look at me weirdly, so I started to explain it to them. They all started to fight about who would keep it with them, seeing I am going to be busy helping the others with their nightmares. I hope there not impossible to survive in. well I know that I would survive, but I don't know about the others.

"What should we do next?" asked Mia. I looked around and thought about the places we had our nightmares in both Meredith and Mia were on the stairs and Adrian was in the living room, meaning that each one of our nightmare is in the place we placed our players.

That means Dimitri is in this living room, so is my nightmare. SHIT! My nightmare. I'm scared of my nightmare, because I know that it's about what happened in my grandfather's basement.

I'm scared that what the police said about my grandfather is true. That he tried to rape me, but no I know my grandfather was so sweet. He wouldn't case me any harm. He could hardly hurt a fly.

Julian suddenly appeared inches away from my face and was grinning happily with sparkling eyes. I gasped and backed off fast, causing him to pout in an adoring way, but I kept reminding myself that he's evil.

But how can he be evil, while looking cute like that. I shook my head to get rid of those thoughts. He titled his head to the side and spaced out, while looking at me. Adrian stood in front of me, not blocking some of the view of Julian. Julian looked at Adrian with murderous eyes. Eyes glinting dangerously Julian as fast as a vampire held Adrian's neck and started to choke him, choking sounds came out of Adrian's neck, making me jump next to Julian. I held Julian's hand. Julian was breathing hard, but one I put my hand on his to let him let go of poor Adrian, who is paler that usual.

Julian let go of Adrian, making him fall on his knees and hold his sore neck. Meredith and Mia held Adrian in each shoulder. Julian looked at me with a look of pain in his eyes that instantly vanished. Something weird built inside of me. It's like I didn't want Julian to feel any pain. I shook my head. No! Rose he's evil you can't feel this way towards him. He doesn't deserve it. Then why am I still holding his hand tightly? His hands were surprisingly soft. His fingers moved on my hand making my heart leap from my chest.

He held my hand tighter and pulled me towards him. I was suddenly in a dark room. I looked around and saw a wooden door. I titled my head to the side feeling curious and then heard a tusked sound coming from no other that Julian. I quickly turned my head towards him and said.

"It's time for my nightmare?" Julian nodded his head with a concern look.

"You know I could always help you cheat" I quickly shook my head at him. I won't use it, because I know I would need it for later.

"No! thanks I can do it by myself" I walked towards the door and was stopped by Julian holding my hand, pulling me gently.

"It's okay Rose, it's a free cheat from me to you, I don't want you to face your nightmare alone" he pulled me closer. I don't know why, but both of my hands went towards Julian's button up white shirt. I held it tightly and said in a weak voice.

"I'm scared Julian" I don't know why I'm talking to him like that, but it's like I feel safe with him. Maybe because he won't let anything hurts me or the way he looks at me. I'm losing my mind, why am I talking to him in the first place?

My hands were still clutching on Julian's shirt. Julian wrapped his hand around my waist, making me stand against his back.

The same question that I wanted to ask since the day it happened ran in my head, making me feel confused and scared of the answer. I took a deep breath. I need to be strong. I have to know what really happened 11 years ago and what happened to my grandfather.

I felt Julian's breath on my neck, making me shiver from fear and another emotion that I only feel it, when Dimitri is near. He tightened his arms around me and I felt completely safe, but still I know that Julian could cause all of my friend's death and could take my freedom away.

I took a deep breath and my hands reached for the knob. It was warm, which was a surprise, because the knob was steel and often steels get cold really fast. I turned the knob slowly expecting anything to jump in my face and attack me, but nothing came out except the warm air, causing my muscles to relax a bit.

Julian pulled me gently in. there was a set of wooden stairs leading to the basement that I recognized immediately. My breath caught in my throat. My grandfather's basement; It was warm and light lit every single part in the basement.

The basement was smaller than I thought it was. When I was young. Maybe because everything was too high for me to reach, we walked down stairs, with each step the stair would creek.

We finally reached down. The basement's floor was surprisingly soft. I can't believe I'm still bare feet; by just thinking of it. My legs were suddenly in a comfortable pair of sneakers. I gasped in shock.

"Sorry for not doing it earlier" he said, while smiling against my hair. My heartbeat quickened. I shouldn't be doing this. It's like I'm cheating on Dimitri. Even though I'm not doing anything with Julian.

It doesn't make a difference you've already cheated on Dimitri by kissing Adrian…

Said a voice inside my head, but I refused to believe by kissing Adrian is like cheating on Dimitri, because after all it was just a kiss.

It wasn't just a kiss,

Said the same voice in my head. I shook my head furiously. I did NOT cheat on Dimitri. I just kissed Adrian, because it was a life and death situation. It isn't considered as cheating.

Just like when he kissed Tasha…

NO! That's different. He went to her house, while he knew it would upset me.I didn't plan this life and death situation.

He didn't plan to kiss Tasha either..

I dismissed that annoying voice coming from my head. Dimitri hurt me by going to Tasha's party, while knowing that it would upset me.

Suddenly I heard light footsteps coming down stairs, making me feel alert. Julian's hand tightened around me.

"Don't worry its just part of the nightmare," he said with a gentle tone, making me relax.

The footsteps neared and finally walking past me was a little girl; her hair was dark brown that would be mistaken as black, her eyes were dark brown with curiosity shinning in them, she was short and pretty for a young girl.

"Grandfather" she called in a child voice. "Grandfather" she said again with a hint of playfulness in her tone. "I know you're out there," she said, while tiptoeing towards a wooden door that I didn't notice before.

She tilted her big head to the side and hummed. She looked from left to right. Obviously checking if someone is there, but no one was except Julian and I.

"Why can't she see us?" I asked looking up at Julian.

"Because she's not real," he said. My eyes widen in shock.

The girl inched closer towards the door and looked nervous. She stood on her tiptoes to reach the knob. She held it tightly and twisted the knob to the right. It creaked just like horror movies and suddenly cold air rushed inside the room.

I gasped and heard heavy footsteps running down stairs. The person running downstairs came into view and it was my grandfather.

He looked younger than his age. His body was fit. He was sixty years old. His hair was white and grey. He suddenly screamed the little girl's name.

"ROSE"

Why did her grandfather scream her name, when she only opened a wooden door?

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