Chapter 25

My head is pounding and I can feel something tight around my neck. As I slowly open my eyes, everything appears blurry. I blink a few times to adjust my vision. The ground feels cold and hard beneath me, causing my whole body to ache with pain. Gradually sitting up, I take in my surroundings - a prison cell with no windows to the outside world.

A large metal collar is wrapped around my neck, connected to the wall by a chain. The cell is bare, consisting only of cement walls and metal bars. Scratch marks cover the walls, indicating that something large had been in here before. The atmosphere in the cell fills me with unease, telling me that terrible things have happened within these walls.

slowly standing, I lean against the wall, my head pounding as if it's about to explode. Placing a hand on the back of my head, I feel the large cut from where I had been hit. Using the wall for support, I slowly make my way over to the door, the chain just long enough to reach it. "Hello?" I call out