SELENA’S POVIf there was one thing I had learned about being stuck in a literal hellscape, it was that time stops mattering. The void wasn’t just a place; it was a prison, a suffocating bubble of nothingness that pressed in on me from all sides.“Elara!” I screamed again, pounding my fists against the invisible barrier. My voice came out raw, hoarse from hours—days? Weeks?—of yelling. “When I get out of here, I’m going to—”“Oh, honey,” Elara’s voice cooed smoothly into the emptiness like a snake. “You’re not getting out. Ever. Save your energy for crying. It’s more entertaining for me.”Her laughter was like nails on a chalkboard, scraping against my nerves. I hated her. Hated her smug, selfish tone, and her obnoxious grin. But most of all, I hated the helplessness that clawed at my chest every second I was stuck in here.I slid to the nonexistent floor, cradling my knees. I hated the quiet moments too, when Elara wasn’t tormenting me, and it was just… me. Alone with my thoughts, on
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