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CHAPTER 31: CONFUSION AND FEAR

Author: Babylinda
last update Last Updated: 2024-03-18 19:33:09

AUSTIN'S POV

I had no idea who was dragging me but I knew I had to follow the person. I found it hard to open my eyes as the fear in my heart was so huge, it was blinding.

"Run! Run faster, Austin!" I heard a familiar voice in front of me and my face scrunched up.

Adrian?

I quickly opened my eyes and that was when I saw that we were in a room and he was already running in a direction "Will you continue waiting there until they break down the door and get to you? Are you really okay with dying here?" He asked me angrily as he glared at me.

I was confused, I had no idea what was going on but before I could think about anything more, I heard the door cracking and I knew right then that the door would soon be broken.

I quickly composed myself and ran toward Adrian "Where are we going?" I asked him quietly.

"While I was here earlier, I tried looking for where I could escape from and that was when I found out about the underground building here. We just need to push away this thing a
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