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CHAPTER 1

Rachel’s eyes opened in a foggy haze as she gazed up at the round, and the cool crisp air breezing past her face made her lips chatter She couldn’t understand why she was laying on the ground Why was she even outside?

She felt a cold hand touch hers, felt fingers caressing her face She blinked again as the uy, staring down at her, gazing into her eyes She blinked again, wondering if she were seeing things But he still re at her

She took her hand and pinched her leg, hoping to wake fro on the ground, in the cold, crisp air with a coer

She tried to reht she ht maybe she made a terrible uy Then again, she didn’t recall going to a dance club She was completely lost, not a clue as to why she lay there and who this guy was

She started to lift her head off the ground feeling the weight on her neck as she arose She had a terrible headache that radiated through her spine and neck She wasn’t feeling right, either Her whole body felt weak and exhausted, she didn’t knohat happened to her It was al It was the strangest feeling, one she’d never had before She didn’t recognize her body, so was off, but she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was

She sat up slowly and waited a fewaround her She was dizzy and felt nauseous, but above all her physical ailments, she felt scared Why was she alone in soivable, and she was sure soret once she remembered what had happened

"Rachel, thank God you’re ok I was so worried about you!" Benji said

"Huh?" Rachel said, in a fog

"I’ve been sitting here all night watching you, I’ happened to you I can’t thank you enough for what you did for me," Benji said

She looked at him, confused, and said, "I’m sorry, but who are you?"

Benji looked back at her with a stunned expression on his face, "What do youdefensive "What’s going on?"

"You’re joking, Rach! Stop kidding around!" Benji said

"I’," Rachel said in a serious tone

"Seriously?" Benji said "What happened to you?"

"I don’t knoas hoping you’d be able to tellon here," Rachel asked

"You saved my life Remember?" Benji said "Remember, the Red Amulet?"

"The Red what?" Rachel asked "I don’t even know you"

"Stop saying that, my love I love you and you love me," Benji said

"Um, excuse me? I don’t love you I don’t KNOW you!" Rachel said, suddenly feeling like this guy was crazy

"C’ like this It’s me Benji Don’t you re to place hiuy or who he was She couldn’t believe that he’d said she loved hiotta get outta here I need to get home My parents are probably worried about me," Rachel said

"No, they’re not Trust me," Benji said "They disowned you"

"Oh, stop it!" Rachel said "They loveand she ju?" Rachel said "Don’t touch me"

"I love you," Benji said "Please snap out of it Please!"

"Stop saying that You don’t love me, either Whatever happened between us was not love What did happen anyway?" Rachel asked as she looked down to find all her clothes still intact and her hair still in place She worried for a second that soret

"Please Rachel Please I love you Just coo back to the castle That will help you remember," Benji said

"Castle?" Rachel questioned She didn’t knohat toin some fictitious fantasyland? Was he serious? She was curious, but not curious enough to find out

"No, I’," Rachel, said as she stood up to walk away

"Where are you going to go?" Benji said

"Why does it o!" Benji begged

"I’ with you to your CASTLE, you creep Leave me alone now!" Rachel yelled

"Rachel, don’t do this Don’t go Not after all we’ve been through!"

"I can’t hear this anyo!" Rachel said as she walked quickly away froured she’d eventually get her bearings and figure out where she was She knew she’d find her way back home somehow

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