I was running around like a headless chicken after I had put on some clothes, then Lilith grabbed me. “Listen up, Nina, "she said. “Now is not the time to cry and yell, now is the time to act,” she said in gritted teeth. “If you want to help Alpha Knox, we have to leave here, we have to do something.” I quickly nodded. I ran to the door and kept banging, but no one was answering, nor was the door opening. I put my ear to the door, and it was silent. My heart raced. Where was the guard stationed here? I turned. “Lilith, the door won't open. How can we leave?” She also began to bang on the door. She sighed. “It’s useless, we need to find another way out.” Her eyes scanned the room. I too was staring at the room I had occupied for months. It was now that I was seeing certain things I didn't bother to check. “There!” I pointed to a vent. “Alright, let's get a chair to reach there,” Lilith said. Together, we stacked chairs high up to the ceiling and then removed the vent. Lilith wa
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