27!

AURORA

I watch him go up into the crawlspace. He looks flushed but there was a hint of fear in his eyes. Moreso his question baffles me.

“How much do I hate?” I scoff as the elevator doors opens up. How dare him asks me that sort of question.

The doors open up and a lot of guns were pulled on me. “Goodness!” I screamed.

“Stand down!” I held Martin yelled, himself and Carina walked towards me as I got down from the elevator.

“What was that for?” I asked, a bit shaken about guns being pulled on me.

“Sorry ma’am, we have been looking for you,” Martin said.

“Yes, where have you been?” Carina asked, pulling me for a hug, “I was so scared,” I hugged her back.

“I’m fine,” I said laughing, “I don’t know what happened. I guess time went by,” I said, remembering everything that happened in the elevator.

“Are you sure?” I heard Carina asked, “seems your neck is your new favorite part of your body?” she said and I realized my hands has been on my neck, caressing it, trying to remember Jacob’s tou