~The Showdown (P1)~

[Valerie]

It was still pretty much in the middle of the night when I woke up. I sat up immediately, feeling sweaty and realizing that my heart was beating, no, thudding in my chest. Clyde, unfortunately, felt this, and he too, woke up.

“What’s the matter?” He asked, wrapping an arm around me while removing my sweat-damp hair from my forehead.

“I…” I looked at him not knowing how to string words together.

“We need to go to the main library, like now or… I am afraid that Lativia might not survive for long,” I rambled, my voice shaky and laced with concern and apprehension.

“What?”

“Lativia is in there and I just know it. She has been trapped there all this while and I am betting that the pearl is there too,” I murmured before glancing at him pleadingly.

Clyde gave me a surprised look before turning away his gaze and then nodding. “Okay. Fine, let’s… let’s just rest for now.” He sounded tired and placating.

I nodded reluctantly, but I knew that I wouldn’t be able to sleep.

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