Chapter 29
Tori’s POV
I called out for help until my voice turned hoarse, each word weaker than the last, breaking against the silence that surrounded like it didn’t care whether I lived or died.
I didn’t see a single soul, no one ca around and I was very sure a lot of people must have left the hill already.
My body kept sinking slowly, the sand tightening around with every passing second, dragging down inch by inch like it had already decided my fate.
I had stopped struggling a long ti ago, not because I wanted to, but because I had learned the hard way that fighting only made it worse.
At this point, I didn’t even know how long I had been stuck there. It could have been an hour or even more.
A shaky breath left my lips as I forced myself to think, to hold on to sothing, anything that could get out of this.
Then it hit . Those words which were given to by that weird old woman. The sa ones she had given weeks ago.
My mind scrambled to rember them, pushing past the panic, past the exhaustion, until they finally ca back to , clear and exact like they had been carved into my mory all along.
This would be the second ti, and after I would only have three wishes left. I hope it would work in a situation like this.
The thought lingered for a second, heavy and unsettling, but I pushed it aside quickly. I didn’t have the luxury to hesitate.
Not now, especially when I was already halfway buried. I took in a deep, unsteady breath and whispered the words.
For a mont, nothing happened and doubt crept in instantly, sharp and cruel.
Fuck!
A strange warmth spread through my body, starting from my chest and radiating outward, like sothing had co alive inside . It wasn’t painful, but it wasn’t normal either.
The ground around shifted slowly.
The tight grip the sand had on my legs loosened, just slightly at first, like it was hesitating, like it was being forced to let go.
My breath hitched.
The weight pulling down started to ease, the pressure reducing little by little until it felt like sothing beneath was pushing upward instead.
Lifting slowly. It felt surreal
The sand that had been swallowing began to slide away from my body, peeling back in small movents, as though invisible hands were pulling it off .
I didn’t move and I was too scared to breathe too hard. I just let it happen.
My legs ca free first, then my waist, then the rest of my body as I was gradually pushed upward until I collapsed forward onto solid ground, coughing as I dragged in a sharp breath.
I was out. I was actually out.
For a few seconds, I just lay there, my chest rising and falling rapidly, my body trembling from the exhaustion, the fear, everything all at once.
I forced myself up slowly, my legs weak beneath , my entire body covered in mud that clung heavily to my skin. Every step felt like a struggle, but I pushed forward anyway, knowing I couldn’t stay there.
The sun was already gone, leaving only faint traces of light behind, and the deeper I moved, the more unfamiliar everything started to look.
I tried to follow what I thought was a path, brushing past branches, stepping over uneven ground, but nothing looked the sa anymore.
Every direction felt wrong.
My breathing grew heavier with each step, my strength slowly draining away as exhaustion began to take over. My legs ached, my body protested every movent, but I didn’t stop.
I couldn’t stop.
"I just need to get out..." I muttered under my breath, my voice barely audible.
But the more I walked, the more everything started to feel the sa.
A strange unease settled in my chest as I slowed down, my brows pulling together slightly.
Sothing wasn’t right, I took a few more steps forward and then I froze realizing the sa spot. What the hell? All I did was walk in circles? I was back to the spot where it had happened
A weak laugh almost escaped , but it died before it could fully form.
Before I could even process it properly, sothing shifted behind . I wasn’t alone and I could clearly feel soone’s presence around.
My body tensed instantly as I turned slowly, I squinted my eyes trying to figure out the human figure that I was staring at.
Wait! He really ca here to get ? Laura’s words rang in my ears, and he really did have the opportunity of what she imagined.
And there he was, Kael was right there. He was really close to where the sand was.
Standing there, his figure barely visible under the dim light, his gaze locked on like he had been searching for all along.
For a second, neither of us spoke. That was the first ti I’d seen him that worried over soone.
******
I woke up with my head hanging and my entire body felt sore and it was a struggle trying to move it.
"Don’t bother to move." That familiar voice, it was Laura’s. I looked at the other side of the room and she was standing right next to the window blocking the shade.
"What are you doing here?" Those words she had said to that night before she walked away suddenly relived again.
She stepped closer while she sat at the edge of the bed. Her hands caressing my legs.
"I just wanted to let you know that we are now even. We have been through a lot together and this was the only way to call it even."
"Is this a joke? I almost died. That’s not even and you went too far. If you didn’t forgive , why did you have to lie about it?" I questioned, disgust clearly written all over my face.
No wonder she was in my room, apparently she has been waiting for to wake up so she could cover up her cris.
"He must not know that I did this. Everything can go back to normal if you keep this a secret."
"What are you keeping a secret?" Kael walked into the room, interrupting us.
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