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Chapter 5 – Hidden Chapter 5 – Hidden
I was beyond terrified now. My hands were shaking, my mind was screaming at me to run and my eyes were blinded by the never-ending darkness. Someone behind me pushed me forward and I tripped over onto the stone floor. My hands shot out to catch myself before my head collided with the cold ground.
I scrambled to my feet quickly, dusting off my knees. My eyes had adjusted enough in the dark that I could see Heidi's skin, she moved towards another door. I walked after the group as quickly as my unsteady legs could manage.
Heidi opened the door. The whole corridor was illuminated, not that there was much to see anyway. She held the door open for all of us as we walked through. I muttered my thanks to her as she closed the door and walked back to the head of the group.
We were in a brightly-lit room; it was full of paintings and wall hangings adorning the walls, with a wooden table in the middle. Long benches lined the edges of the table made of the same ageing wood. Someone had placed silverware on the table showing were people would have sat when the castle was still in use.
"Wow," Sammy whispered to me, "It's like a medieval castle." I nodded blankly at her, not really listening to what she was saying. My eyes wandered to the corner of the room and I gasped.
I did a double take and my shock faded. I had thought that the suit of armour was a real, living person. I walked over to it and hesitantly touched the shiny metal of the sword it carried.
"Ah!" Heidi walked over to me, beaming. "I see you have found our little guard, is he not splendid?" She stood beside the massive suit; her head barely came up to its shoulder, though she was by no means short. "This suit has been here for over a hundred years, we are not sure who it belonged to. Aro still tries to keep it in perfect condition. Now then ladies and gentlemen, shall we go meet Aro?"
I resisted the urge to scream 'No' and run out. We walked into another cold corridor and suddenly an idea struck me. I walked up to the nearest teacher and tapped their arm. Miss Billty looked down at me in concern.
"Miss," I began my tone on the verge of hysteria, "Miss, please don't make me go in there. I'm very claustrophobic and this is getting too much. It gives me such bad headaches!" My expression was pained and scared, she looked very sympathetic.
"Perhaps you should stay here Natalie and we will collect you on the way out, will you be okay?" She asked me very gently. I nodded weakly and sat down in a corner, closing my eyes. They all filed through a door not noticing I was gone and leaving me alone. I pulled up my hood and listened, shrinking into the darkness. I found it oddly comforting.
"Welcome, friends!" Sang a voice from behind the door, it sounded very enthusiastic and friendly. "Welcome to Volterra! I am Aro, I will be showing you around my beautiful home."
I dragged my nails across the floor at the sound of his voice. It was far too bright, too happy, and too fake. I bit my lip, really hoping this was just extreme paranoia. The suspense was horrific; everything was so silent that I could hear my own breathing quicken. I concentrated on calming it down.
The silence was shattered by the most terrified scream I had ever heard.
I stared at the door in shock and fear. A chill ran down my spine as more screams and shouts echoed around the hallway. Something thumped on the door, crying out and sobbing. I was paralysed by fear. A loud shout of 'No!' that I recognised as Sammy broke down in to pained, tearful sobs. They were abruptly cut off.
My blood went cold.
I buried my face in my hands and started crying softly. I knew they were dead. I choked on a sob that was building in my throat. Tears poured down my cheeks, I wrapped my arms around knees and just cried.
One sharp tap to my shoulder stopped the tears. I looked up into the face of my Angel and the world went black…
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