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CHAP. 29: REVELATION
I gasped for breath as my consciousness came back, panting and sweating at the minimal air in the atmosphere. I roamed my eyes around the dim, empty, and windowless room I was trapped in. Metal chains clanged on the floor as I moved to reach for the door. That's when I realized my right foot was locked on the chain embedded in the cream-colored wall.
The thuds of the footsteps echoing from the outside alarmed me of the approaching being. I anticipated the unlocking of the knob for seconds, but it didn't happen.
"Who's there? I know there's someone at the door. Tell me who you are; show me your face!" I commanded, but to no avail, the footsteps retracted away and faded fully.
Strange.
Thoughts of Juliet sent chills to my bones. I didn'
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