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I continuously stare at my wrist. From time to time I feel the urge of my inner glow, my shine to come out again, but it doesn't. Sometimes, I can see a speck of glow but as soon as it shines it goes away. What did that man's wrist have to do with mine? How did he have this shine? How did he know me?

All I need right now are answers, but I'm afraid I won't be getting any anytime soon.

All I've been hearing since I came back was David yelling at Carla. He really hates me. That's why I can't accept him.

I see the door to my room opening. It's Carla. She doesn't come in all the way, she just stands by the door.

"Anna, are you okay dear?" She says softly.

"I'm fine" I whisper.

"Sweety, what happened in school? Please tell me. I'm here for you." Her frown turned up to a light but pleasant smile.

"I, I don't remember."

I can't tell her anything. I shouldn't. I just don't want to worry her.

"Okay then, maybe rest up a bit, okay dear?" She says then leaves, closing the door behind her.

I slowly close my eyes and after a couple of seconds open them again.

It's black, pitch black.

"Hello!" I yell.

No answer.

"Where am I? Is anybody here?" No answer.

I started walking around while moving my arms back and forth to not bump into anything.

After what seemed like 30 seconds of walking I reached something tall and hard. A staircase. this can only mean that I am back at school.

I carefully walk around it and start walking forward.

"Run!" Somebody screams.

I try to look around but I can't hear anything. This place is so empty, there can't be anybody hear. There just can't.

"Run!" Somebody screams again.

"Hello! Is anybody here?" I desperately ask.

"They're coming! Run!" I started to feel my wrist getting numb. My legs started shaking because of all the fear that surrounding me.

I closed my eyes. After a couple of seconds I opened my eyes again. The colour had changed. It wasn't black anymore, it was blue. A pretty navy blue colour.

There's nothing and no one here. I'm just focusing on my breath to get myself out of here.

"Run!" I hear footprints stopping hard and coming towards me.

"Run! They're coming" Now there are more. More people are running this way. Whoever is saying 'run', is in danger. I know they are. I can feel the beating of their heart, and the rate at how fast the blood in their veins are traveling. I could feel that they are nervous, and injured.

"Ah!" People are screaming, they're all coming this way. I turn around and start walking fast back. I suddenly feel the staircase, and stand right there, with my hands on my ears trying to block anyone's voice from coming into my ears.

I shut my eyes hard and move my hands away from my ears. I listen carefully to my surroundings with my eyes closed.

"Anna" The voice is back.

As I hear that I open my eyes and look around. The color changed again. This time, it's gray. An ugly, dull gray.

"Anna" It's him again.

"What do you want? Where am I?"

"I'm hear to show you something dear".

"I don't want to see anything. Who are you?" I scream.

"Look" The mysterious voice shouts back.

I look around and see a strange shimmer heading straight in front of me. After a couple of seconds the shimmer dissappear into mid air, leaving something behind.

"Do you see that Annabelle" The voice softly speaks in my ear.

"Yes I do" I say while having so many questions in my head.

"It's your box, go get it" He says calmly.

"How do you know it's my box? How can I trust you? I can't even see you" I say confidently.

"When it's in your possession a your questions will be answered, just trust me" The voice whispers.

How can I trust him. I haven't trusted anyone my whole life. He isn't going to be the one I trust first. How can he be? I don't know what or who he is.

"No" I yell back.

"If you get it, everything will be the same again. I promise" He slowly speaks, with a softer voice, than he had before.

I turn around at an instant after feeling someone's hand on my shoulder. I look everywhere, up, down, left right, but there is nothing. Nothing and no one around me. I could just hear that same voice in my head, again.

"Anna, if you trust me and get your box, everything will be okay, you will be with your family again. Everything will be the same" He speaks quickly, trying to rush me to make a decision.

My box?

Can he really make things normal again? I think for a couple of seconds while hearing the voice's breath, coming in and out. He was getting impatient.

"If I get it, will you tell me where my parents are, and who or what I really am" I say looking around trying to find him.

"Yes" He says.

I sigh trying to forget all the questions running through my mind.

"Alright" I sigh again, while agreeing to get the box.

I turn my body to face the box and walk head with my eyes closed. If anything happens, it's best that I don't see it.

As I walk, I can easily hear in the conversation that the voice has with himself. His conversation breaks me out of my thoughts and imaginations of my real family.

"Yes, she's so close" he says quietly, trying to make sure I don't hear.

As I get closer and closer to the box the brightness and shine of the box grows exponentially. I feel my eyes burning because of the extreme shine that hits them. I get to arms length of the box, so I extend my arms and reach for my box. That perhaps can fix my life and make me real again.

So close, I'm just so close to touching my bo...

"Ouch!" I scream after being banged to the floor. Ugg, this hurts more than the shine escaping from my wrist.

"Whose there? Mr. Voice? I thought you wanted me to get the box" I yell at the voice in anger.

"The voice is gone" A close, harsh whisper speaks.

"W-who are you? Why did you push me? Where's the voice?" I say with a light tone, so he won't hurt me.

"He's gone. I sent him away, but he'll surely return" He replys with no emotion or feeling at all. I feel like this whisper, is a robot.

"Don't ever try touching that again. You're not ready yet, it.. it can destroy everything and you won't even know it, living in your perfect life.

Perfect? He knows nothing about be.

"I don't have to trust you, I trust the voice" I hear him cackle.

"He is one of the greatest dangers that are coming for you. That almost brought you to death, he's not your friend. And is this world, you'll have none"

I suddenly feel someone's cold breath hit my forehead. I move my hands in front of me, and feel a tall, big man. He bends down to reach my ears, "promise me, you'll stay away from that box, and the voices you come across" He whispers sweetly.

"You'll know which voice to trust, and which will be in your fate. Trust your instincts" He whispers gently, tall above me.

He grabs my wrist and I slowly close my eyes.

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"Ah!" Carla screams.

"Anna! Anna!" She screams on the top of her lungs again.

"Uh huh hhh" Carla. Someone's hurting her.

I try to jump off my bed, and hear a loud bang of the door. They left.

I quickly get up.

Authors Note

Hello! This is the very FIRST book I wrote, and I am going to continue to write it. Since this is my first book, I am very emotionally attached to it ;) "cause the first one's, the best one!" This is also unedited. There are probably a lot of grammar, punctuation etc mistakes or typos.

I also apologize for not providing a summary.

I would greatly appreciate your feedback on everything.... from grammar to content.

Thank you,
I hope you enjoy enjoy reading this chapter.