Recap
RecapThe door opened and my brothers rushed in. "What the hell is going on?"
Translation in bold.Athena
AthenaI didn't see that coming; Dante is Spanish? I may not have paid much attention to Spanish class but I recognize some words. He kept on yelling into his phone. I kept quiet not wanting to set him off. The driver kept going, and I couldn't wait to get off.
DanteSitting by the edge of the big table in the conference room, staring into space but not exactly seeing anything. My thoughts were running a thousand miles per minute. What next? What is going to happen next?
AthenaThe conversation was brief. He had called to warn me to be careful
Athena"Shush, Amber."
AthenaWood was all I could perceive as I woke up. My eyelids felt too heavy to lift. From what I could feel, I was laying on a bed that was too wooden to be comfortable. After a few tries, I could fin
AthenaThrob.Throb.Ache.That was what woke me up. My arm was throbbing and it felt as though a thousand needles were piercing my arm. I touched the throbbing arm and felt that it was bandaged. Like yesterday, I found it difficult to open my eyes. I must have been knocked out hard by whatever was injected into my neck. I still felt drowsy from the injection, and my limbs felt like logs of wood. I peeled my eyes open with much difficulty to realize that I was at the same place where I was kidnapped. It was morning already.How long did I spend there? I stood up so fast my head started spinning.They set me free but why?Then a thought entered my head–the gift. I suspected that it could be what was hurting but there was no time to look at it. I had to get out of there before they returned. I quickly ran back home, not stopping until I reached