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“Keela Help me”

I opened ht from my laid down position I wasn't in my bedroom, or even in my apartment I was somewhere I had been before, but I couldn't identify where It was a collection of hallith a number of closed doors

Fear gripped an to breathe hard as I stood up

“Keela?”

The voice was inme with each faint breath It caused my heart to speed up I spun around in a circle to see who needed me, but found no source of the voice

“Where are you?” I shouted

I heard a htened ed to My mind was a cloud of confusion

I started to run through the darkened hallways I turned left then right then left again as I zoo out for me Each hallas identical to the next, and I wasn't sure if I took a wrong turn and was so was horrifyingly similar to me I knealked these hallways before, but I couldn't remember when or why

I screeched when the creae colour I tilted my head to the side and watched as blood trails appeared on the walls in the form of human handprints It looked like someone had placed their bloody hand on the wall and leisurely walked down the hallway s the way

I screaain

“Keela?” the voice from before shouted out

It came from every direction like there was surround sound in the hallway

“Who are you?” I screamed in dismay “Where are you?”

Suddenly everything went deathly silent

The only sound I could pick up on was that of

I stoppedand listened

After a few moments of absolute silence, I heard a lock click The sound sent vibrations through the floor under ht I would fall over with the force of it The vibrations stopped as quickly as they started, and I ainopened filled my ears seconds later and I whirled around to see who or as behind it I squinted my eyes when a door down the end of the hallway opened wide, but all I could see inside was darkness

“Wh-who's there?” I called out, my voice aquiver

I heard a male whine, then a metallic click sound—it was one that I was fa pulled back

I sed down the bile that threatened to spew up my throat at that moment

“Keela?” a familiar female voice whispered from behind me “You have to help Alec”

Alec?

I spun around, but like before, there was no one there