#Chapter 41: Cornered

Celeste

I ran down the corridor, my heart pounding as though it wanted to break free from my chest. The echo of Matt’s voice filled the air, his cries growing louder as he realized that I was the one he was looking for.

“Hey! Wait, please, let me talk to you!”

I cursed under my breath. I couldn’t stop; I wouldn’t stop. The past was chasing me, threatening to engulf me in a storm of questions and emotions I wasn't ready to face. What could he possibly want from me?

The clatter of my shoes against the floor guided me to an empty lecture hall. I fumbled with the door, my shaking hands finding the handle just as I heard his footsteps drawing near.

Once inside, I hurried to the other side of the room, hoping to find another exit.

But there was none. The back end of the lecture hall was just one flat wall.

“Shit,” I whispered to myself, whirling around as my breath became ragged beneath my mask. “Not even a fire exit? This can’t be legal.”

The door swung open behind me, and I was trapped. M