All Chapters of Abyss.: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Smoke filled the house,red flames licked the walls,painting the room in chaos.A woman's cries pierced the air. I lay in the floor, helpless,suffocating. I wanted to move, to scream,to escape..but my body refused. Frozen. Trapped.Then, as if someone heard my silent pleas, I was lifted,carried. The people who had come to help were pulling me from the fire. Our house was burning, I could hear her crying, calling my name as she was thanking the Gods that I was alive. Then the ceiling began to collapse. Muffled screams echoed in the distance. I tried to lift my head,to see,to understand, then…With a quick jolt, I opened my eyes. It was a dream. A nightmare that never left. I sat up, drenched in sweat, my breath ragged.My heartbeat pounded so loud it echoed in the quiet room.“These fucking nightmares” I muttered, glancing at my cat, who stared at me blankly from the edge of the bed. “Not helping, huh? Of Course not,it's a cat Isabelle.”I scratched her neck as I usually do. She respond

“Are you really not going to talk to me? I am really sorry…I just automatically shut down when things like that happen.” I was trying to apologize for my depression. “ You are so hard to hate, you know that?” Camille said, almost smiling as she folded a shirt. She was cleaning up her wardrobe.Camille was my best friend, but really, she was more like a sister to me. She was a few inches taller, with soft brown skin and long black curly hair that reached her back. Her big eyes were framed by long lashes, and she had heterochromia: one eye a warm brown and the other a vibrant green. She loved food but somehow never gained weight,no matter how much she ate.“If I forgive you,you are going to make me those French shell-shaped sponge cakes,” She said, raising an eyebrow at me.“ Lemon madeleines. Got it.” I nodded, and she pulled me into hug.“ Before anything else,I have to tell you, I have an interview today at 11:00 am at Banderas Étoile.” I said as we pulled apart.“ Nooo way!” Camill

It's been two days since I fainted and somehow ended up having dinner with a famous CEO in Spain. Life Is strange like that. Since I didn't get the job at Banderas Ètoile, I now work at a small café near the bank where Camille works as a teller. On the bright side, I get to see her often so not a total loss, right?“He was so handsome, oh my God!” she squealed, practically bouncing in her seat. “And those biceps? He's tall, Isabelle. Tall.”“ Okay, slow down.” I smirked. “So what you are telling me is….you're in love with a cop?”“Mhmmm.” she nodded dreamily.“I thought you hated them.” I furrowed my eyebrows.“Not after I saw him.” She grinned, twirling a fork like she was in a rom-com.“How did this happen? Wait…were you arrested?”“ No!” she laughed. “There was a fight at the bank yesterday, so the police came. And that's when I saw him. It was magical.”“So…you talked to him? or was it more like telepathic communication?” I teased.Before she could respond,“ISABELLE MANUEL.” Aaa