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[xXocea]

I'm alive! Been stalking this for awhile, and so far I like what you've done with the story, keep going!

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Catherine’s limbs stopped working for a second as she sat there, gasping for breath like a fish out of water. She stood up shakily, but it was of no use; she collapsed with a soft thud, eyes flashing wide open. Iris and Theo ran to her, each grabbing an arm and quickly hoisting her into a sitting position. Orion approached her, cautiously, as Catherine’s heart slowed down into a steady beat.

“Catherine… what happened?” he whispered, his fingers settling on Catherine’s pale arm. Orion’s body heat seeped into her skin, and she pulled her arm away with the fear that was overwhelming her. The contents of the room slowly rose and walked over near to her, ears perked and eyes trained on Catherine, the freak who had screamed.

Catherine sat there rigidly for quite some time, pawing through her mind for the right words. It was as if her mind had switched off- and soon, Orion prodded her to whisk her concentration back to the real world.

“I had a memory.” she said, her voice piercing through the unbearable silence. The room stayed silent, unmoving, simply marveling in wonder and anxiety and astonishment as Catherine took a shaky breath and explained. “I think it was a forest, and a picnic table. I couldn’t really see much- it was only for a second, and it was so sudden I hardly paid attention.” Catherine added, her voice faltering every couple of words.

Virginia stood up, shaking her head. “You’re lying. You just want to be noticed.” she insisted, turning away with a envious glare. She stalked out of the room, Delta sprinting after her. Catherine sighed softly at the older girl’s words, for they were untrue.

“I swear it happened. I don’t know what it’s from, but maybe I’ll get more pictures, later, and we can figure out what happened. I don’t think we should assume anything, and maybe you’ll get pictures too. I believe we should just wait and see.” Catherine suggested, standing up and attempting to pace back and forth, but her legs, still weak from the image and the scream, failed her every couple of steps.

Orion agreed quietly, as did Iris and Theo. Caspian joined, and soon the room was full of fists raised in the air, the token of consensus. Virginia walked back in and witnessed Delta raising her fist, but the second in command paused before agreeing.

“What if she really is lying? Or if we never get another picture?” Virginia asked, unsure about what Catherine was stating. Lies were unacceptable- but broken promises were even worse.

“I will make sure we do.” Catherine said, her words stony and sharp as their eyes locked. “I promise.”

The cheering, while silent, was visible in the air to Catherine. It showed up as bright yellow light, every unheard clap making it a little brighter to Catherine. The world became blindingly bright, and Catherine’s arm rose up to shield her eyes. All of a sudden, it sunk back to the blackest of blacks and Catherine was back in the real world, eyes cracking open with disbelief.

Orion was staring at the speaker on the wall, as was Adria, and Eric, and Hudson, and everyone else. “Calm down, dear friends, for your time is far from ending, calm down, if you are not yet gone, for you must carry on.” a female voice warbled, echoing eerily through the room and out of the archway. The speaker, a bright white color, had never done anything like that before.

As everyone was turning away, each having small panic attacks as they clustered into a meeting circle, Catherine stood her ground as a tiny click came out of the speaker, followed by muffled voices of both girls and boys. No one else noticed it but Catherine, as the sounds were miniscule and practically unnoticeable, but Catherine always noticed the unknown.

“Please, remember the before… and know that there is a way.”

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I'm alive! Been stalking this for awhile, and so far I like what you've done with the story, keep going!

thank you very much! i managed to write a post in an hour
RECORD BREAKER right here guys

[xXocea]

I'm alive! Been stalking this for awhile, and so far I like what you've done with the story, keep going!

thank you very much! i managed to write a post in an hour
RECORD BREAKER right here guys

Lol, you should have that posted in the guinness world records xD Haven't read the next chapter yet, but I will right after I'm done folding the laundry for my mum.

[aurora.]

stalking the heck out of this thread woo
your writing is 2fab2function :D

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stalking the heck out of this thread woo
your writing is 2fab2function :D

thankeee darling
you're the best

[fable;]

okay i know
i'm working on another chapter
when they finally go to SLEEP
how are they not tired?

(btw every few days, but full days,
will be a diary entry by catherine
so the next one would be either six
or seven. i have some surprises for ya c;)

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The screaming and crying that had filled the room seconds ago was finally dying down, and everyone was giving Iris and Eric reluctant hugs before sending them off once more. They had sprinted back when they heard Catherine’s scream, but now they trotted away nervously, eyes flicking around to look for potential traps.

Catherine slipped down, back against the wall, for the third or fourth time that day. “Remember the before, please…” The phrase was echoing in her mind, like someone had called it out in a large cave and it was bouncing all over the place, rebounding, not sure where to go and eventually finding its way to Catherine’s ears.

Catherine couldn’t let the second part go away either. There was a way? To do what? Catherine shook it off as Delta skipped over to Catherine’s side. Her cheeks were shiny and red, and her hair was falling out of the braid she wore it in almost every day.

“Cath, guess what?” Delta asked Catherine, her eyes blinking slowly as they focused onto Catherine’s sharper features.

“What, Delta?”

“I found something called triple bubble gum in my jacket- the one I was wearing when I woke up. I tried some and it’s so good! Much better than the stinky food they serve us here.” she said, tripping over her words in happiness as her jaw moved to chew a small pink square that she had pulled out of the triple bubble gum container. She held out a piece to Catherine and eventually slipped it into her hand when she didn’t respond.

Catherine shook her head, coming back to the present, and popped the piece of bubble gum into her mouth, tasting an instant sugary blast. Delta was right- it was a lot better than the food they gave them. Sometimes, there was a desert. Once there was a cake, for Hudson. It read “Happy Birthday, you’re 15!” We cut it up to check for poison, as Orion insisted. Inside it was mushy and gross and slightly bitter, but edible.

“Thanks, Delta.” Catherine murmured, hugging Delta in a tight embrace before sending her off to Adria. The skylight they had, though covered in bars, started to make the room darker and darker. Catherine decided that the sun was going down, like it did when it was time for them to sleep. Catherine strided across the room, hands shaking slightly as she tapped Orion on the shoulder.

“I think it’s time we get to bed, Orion.” she whispered, and Orion nodded carefully. He called for everyone to get some food before going to bed, and the room crawled over towards the containers of mush. Everyone scooped out a handful or so of food before slurping it up- whether soup, vegetable, or something they had failed to identify.

Soon enough, the room was full of boy and girls, all tucked into their blankets, and all fast asleep.

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The silhouette of a boy, about Delta’s age, creeped through a room with purple walls. Perhaps they were purple simply because of the reflection from the night sky, or maybe it was the color they were painted. “Chase!” a girl’s voice screeched out before a hand clamped over Chase’s mouth. He spun around, surprised.

“You were trying to sneak out again, weren’t you?” the girl snarled, pushing him down into a sitting position. “I told you not to.” Her eyes slowly moved around the room, staring at the other boy and girl in the corner.

The other boy suddenly sprang up. “Avie!” he cried, and sprinted over to Chase, pulling him away from the girl- Avie. “What the heck were you doing?” he seethed. Avie slowly slunk back, ashamed. “You can’t threaten him.”

“God, Logan. Sometimes I hate your so-called sixth sense.” Avie muttered, slowly walking away and settling back down into her pile of blankets.

Chase finally managed to begin speaking again. It was like his vocal chords had stopped working, and all he could manage to squeak out was a small yell. “Guys… we don’t want to wake up Keeley.” he whispered, pushing Logan back to his bed near the other girl- Keeley. “And Lavender- Avie, sorry, please be quiet.”

Keeley had wispy red hair and freckles, paired with green-blue eyes. She told Chase and Avie on her first day, before Logan had woken up, that she wasn’t Irish. She remembered her mother telling her that, scolding her for asking if they were Irish. It was one of the only things she remembered. Keeley knew less about the before than Chase, or Lavender, or Logan. All she remembered was her name, her age, and a few things about her mother, though when asked about her mom, she had a panic attack and couldn’t do anything for a couple hours to days.

Avie slowly nodded, as did Logan. Nobody wanted Keeley to get another panic attack and succumb to the reality- they might never get out. Avie was the strongest, followed by Logan. Chase mostly helped Keeley, although Keeley was older than him. The three remembered a lot from the before. They knew 90 times what Keeley knew. But it haunted them.

“Should we make another announcement tomorrow?” Avie whispered as Chase settled down next to her. He moved over her black clothes, which she had found as her present on her birthday. She hated them at first, but now she used them all the time.

“Sure.”

[xXocea]

Hmm.... I wonder who Chase, Avie, Logan, and Keeley are...
Great job so far, love the book! ^-^ Plus I haven't seen any spelling or grammar mistake's, yet.

[aurora.]

oh my. oh myyy. i love this. i swear i'm dying. this is amazing.