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58 — BUSTED!!

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AMANI

“…him. The other captive…”

At this point, I’m pretty sure I’m on the verge of losing my goddamn mind.

Fear spikes through my heart as my eyes slowly dart to the thick darkness behind us. Zuri heaves a sigh and pats Mario’s back;

“Are you hallucinating, big guy? Are you sure there’s really someone back there?” She asks wryly.

Mario nods confidently. “Yes. You can come out, Nathan.”

My heart thuds wildly as we wait for some stranger to appear from the shadows. Five seconds later, I’m about to conclude that Mario must’ve suffered some kind of head trauma when an eerie clinking sound suddenly pierces the air.

I freeze, my mouth hanging open in part horror, part shock.

“Wh-what was that?” I stutter, my fingers tightening around Mario’s arm. “Zuri, what was that…?”

It sounds like chains crashing against the concrete floor. The first clink is followed by another, then another. The sound comes closer and closer until I’m almost quaking in my shoes.

Finally, a figure materializes out of
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