This had never happened before, which was why everyone was smart enough to leave them alone during the break. Soon, it was just Damon and Jeanette.“Don’t ever fool around like that anymore—”Damon could not even finish his sentence before she stuffed a mouthful of cotton candy into his mouth. He clamped his jaw shut, and yet he found himself biting hard into the air. There was nothing to chew at all! And yet, the same nothing tasted sweet, and it permeated his entire mouth.“Is it good?” she
“J-Jeanette…?”He could tell it was her voice coming right in front of him. He reached out, and his finger immediately grazed her cheek.“W-Where are we? What just happened?” Damon sat up hurriedly and felt a stab of pain in the back of his neck. Even the slightest movement could make it protest against the pain.Jeanette had woken up before he did, so she had ample time getting used to the dark. Still, it was hard to make out anything with the naked eye. “I’ve tried making out what’s around
Damon’s prediction was proven right. About ten minutes later, their coworkers quickly realized Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey’s disappearance.A search party was immediately launched. CCTV footage obtained helped pinpoint the two’s last confirmed location—they were found using the public restroom, and then they were never caught on camera since.Out of obvious privacy concerns, there were no cameras inside the privy. Thus, the search party rushed inside for clues and found tracks of people being dragged
Damon removed his coat to put it around her, but she rejected it right away. “You’re wearing even fewer clothes than I am, Damon. I don't want you to get frozen up.”“I’m not freezing.”“Good. Then maybe you can hug me tight enough so that I won’t be freezing either.”He chuckled lightly and did as he was told.Jeanette could not believe the embrace she had always wanted would come to her under such a desperate situation. The longer she felt the warmth radiating from his chest, the bigger th
Damon was annoyed to hear Jeanette mentioning Elias by name out of the blue, but he managed to keep his complaints to himself and let her continue.“I’m actually pretty good at P.E., you know. But for some reason, when the ball just… skidded out of the court and hurled at me with this impact like a comet, I froze. I wasn’t able to duck.”“What kind of ball was that?”“Oh, I’m sure the ball was cursed.”Whatever subtext Jeanette had hidden in her word choice was lost on Damon. All he remember
“Wow, you sound like you miss me! Long time no see, sister dear. I miss you so much too!” Maddison jeered between exhilarating guffaws. Behind her, two large men with protruding musculature lurched, kneeing both Jeanette and Damon to the ground before binding them with ropes.Damon put up as much struggle as he could, but forgoing food and water over a long time had taken a toll on his strength. He was quickly proven to be no match for the two hired thugs.“What do you want, Maddison?” He fume
Elias Burnham and a dozen police officers had come to their rescue like a cavalry of reinforcement. As they took their positions around the exit, Elias shouted, “Maddison Leighton, you are surrounded and outnumbered. Put the knife down and surrender right this instant!”Maddison laughed scornfully in defiance, but deep down inside, she knew she was at the end of the road. She never expected the police to come so soon.“Jeanette, Jeanette, Jeanette. Always so lucky, aren’t you? But good fortune
…Jeanette woke up to the sight of her mother sitting by her bedside. Everything looked hazy to her bleary eyes, and she remained stunned and confused for quite some time before her mind finally registered her surroundings as the hospital.“Jeanette! You’re finally up! God, you scared me!” Jenny wailed. Her eyes were puffy.“Mom… Where’s Damon?”“He left on his own. Many things happened, you know, and Maddison… Well, she’s dead. I imagine he must have a million things he needs to work out, s