Chapter 16 - Don't Say I Didn't

Well, there is actually going to be one more chapter. ;) So don't sweat it!

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I realize that Mina's been gone for quite awhile now, and as the song ends, I too make my way over to the refreshment table. But, she's nowhere to be found. I turn, looking for her, and that's when I hear it. Her scream.

Mina's POV (Before the scream)

I weave through the crowd, getting to the refreshment table. I don't pay any mind to the songs playing, and grab a small cup of punch.

I lean against a wall, taking a sip. Once I finish, I'll get back to Teague. But if I go back, I'd spill it. That's just my luck.

"Hey, Gimp!" Ever grabs two cups of punch, and while the nickname she has used to bother me, she uses it now just out of habit. "You alright?"

I nod, and smile slightly as the pixie - dressed as Jasmine - weaves her way back to Nix, who happens to be Aladdin.

"Aww, aren't they cute?" I turn around at the sound of the voice.

"No. Not you." I narrow my eyes.

Before me stands Redhead. She's dressed as Cinderella, but nothing could disguise her red hair, which is flame-colored.

"Unhappy to see me?" She smirks. "I warmed you that I would catch you. I just had to wait till you got out of the Dark Prince's sight."

I have one instinct. Scream. But she clamps her hand over my mouth, and in the dark nobody would notice with a casual glance.

"Tut, tut." She shakes her head mockingly. "Can't have you alerting everyone about what's going on, now can we?"

She begins to drag me towards the nearest exit, as I kick and wriggle, trying to get away. But she pays no mind, and pulls me out, shutting the door behind her. I see a yellow glow pulse out of her hand, surrounding my mouth.

"That'll block your screams out of human ears. I can't block the Fae ears sadly, but that shouldn't matter. They won't hear you fast enough."

I open my mouth to scream for Teague. Instead, a color blast like the one she threw at me in my room hits me in the stomach, ramming me against the brick wall. The pain keeps me there as I squirm.

"I warned you." She smirks. "Can you feel the pain? It can rupture arteries, veins, and capillaries. It can shatter bones. It can cause your body temperature to go dangerously high or low. And a whole host of other things too."

It's at that point that the pain intensifies, and I let out a wordless scream of pure torture and pain, writhing. My eyes are shut, and all I can think is Make it stop!

Sorry for a shorter chapter than usual, but there wasn't much that happened before the scream that we didn't already see! Next chapter will be the last one, so hang in there Grimmlins!

~Dagger