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Sam. Sam!

The voice in the back of Iliana's head screams bringing her to a stop.

Oh my God, Sam.

With all of the anger built in Iliana's chest, and her going straight to Andre with it, she was too caught up being furious to rush out and look for Sam after all the memories of her and Andre discovering The Woods came back... and the blow out at Dr. Cardosa's house.

God, I'm the world's shittest fucking sister in the world, Iliana thinks to herself, guilt seeping into her skin.

She swallows a huge lump in her throat as Jordan realizes she's no longer moving.

"Hey, what's wrong?" In two strides they're immediately in front of her as she begins breathing heavily.

"Sam." Iliana blinks . "Sam. I have to find Sam." She starts panicking, thinking of all the places he could be or where he would go.

What if he gets caught? What if-

Marie turns "Emma went to go find him after Cate, um..."

Iliana let's out a large sigh of relief... though the guilt still remained, eating away at her on the inside. But Iliana Riordan does what she does best, and flips the switch, shoving everything down. Because right now, they had bigger fucking problems to deal with currently...

Like getting out of Cate's head... ha, Iliana laughs at the ridiculousness of that statement as Andre waits for them a few steps up ahead, looking Iliana straight in the eyes checking she's okay before even bothering to continue on.

"What-what if, what if Cate is dying in the real world?" Andre stutters out.

"And what happens if she dies and we're still in here?" Marie further's the matter.

"Then I think we're royally fucked." Iliana claps her hands together loudly before throwing them up.

"Then kill me now." Dusty whines causing Iliana and Marie to jump slightly, both forgetting he's even with them. Iliana, Marie, Jordan, and Andre's heads all swivel around as Dusty leans his hand against a tree. "Why am I here? I don't even like Cate?"

"Yeah? Well get in fucking line." Iliana snaps at him.

"Can you bitches slow down, please?" Dusty breathes heavily and Iliana eyes him up and down judgingly before all four of them turn back around at the same time, freezing when wooden slates breaking apart from around a window... and they see a younger Cate inside.

Iliana's tongue clicks. "Um..." Brows furrowing together as she still tries to process that she's not completely losing her mind or just really out of it at the moment.

Jordan glances at her as she reaches out slowly touching the glass on the window as the four of them step up to the window to get a closer look inside.

Cate appeared a few years younger in this memory, older than the pervious one, but she still looked so... innocent.

Iliana inhales as she glances around the room, noticing posters on the walls, one of Queen Maeve, a small bed, and Cate at a desk watching a computer. Iliana stretches her neck to see and finds a Solider Boy and Crimson Countess too.

Locks click as the metal door opens and Cate quickly turns to find her mother. A prison door.

"Keep your distance." Her mother warns. "And don't let her touch you." She says coldly.

Footsteps click before Dr. Shetty appears in the doorway. She smiles at Cate before giving her mother a quick glance over her shoulder.

"You can leave us." Shetty tells her as Cate stands and her mother closes the door. "Hello, Cate. My name's Indira." She introduces, the locks clicking.

Shetty walks closer to her and Cate quickly backs away.

"I'm not afraid of you, Cate." Indira says. She grabs a chair and puts it down in front of Cate, looking around the room as she sits. "How long have they kept you here?"

Cate mimicks her movements and takes a seat back in her chair as well, looking at Shetty cautiously.

"Nine years." She answers. Andre looks down.

"I am so sorry to hear that." Indira frowns. "I can't imagine how hard that must be for you to bear."

Mmm, yet she put Sam in the exact same position- except, Sam was TORTURED, Iliana thinks to herself, anger brewing in her mind.

She feels sorry for the girl in front of her, yes, but not the one that's sucked them all into this.

"You don't have to wear the gloves if you don't want to." Shetty continues. "I trust you." She nods encouragingly to Cate.

Cate glances down at her hands. "I'm supposed to wear them," She pauses, "Whenever anyone's here."

Sherry leans forward. "I'm here to help you." She smiles hopefully, reaching out she begins pulling off the first glove. "What happened to your brother was a terrible tragedy. It was an accident. Now, I know that you think it's your fault..." She looks up to Cate, shaking her head. "But it's not."

"It was my fault." Cate looks up her guiltily. "My mother..."

"You mother is afraid." Indira interjects. "Because you are exceptionally powerful. But keeping you in here will only fuel that fear. What you need is help understanding your power." Indira takes Cate's bare hands in hers. "Help controlling it."

"I've tried. It doesn't work." Cate dismisses. "Sometimes the thoughts are so loud, I feel like I'm going crazy." She admits.

Iliana nods to herself, knowing a similar feeling without even having Cate's powers. Maybe she is fucked up. Maybe Sam isn't the only one constantly battling a problem...

Luke. Her.

"What if I told you we could make the voices stop?" Shetty's grating voice snaps Iliana back to, just in time to see Shetty pull a blue pill bottle out of her pocket for Cate. Shetty pops off the lid, holding one in between her fingers for Cate. "If you take these every day..." She smiles, raising Cate's hand up with her free one to place the pill in her palm. "Those voices won't bother you anymore." She closes Cate's fist shut.

Cate pops the pill in her mouth, letting out a shaky breath as she smiles weakly.

With that, and a contented sigh, Shetty stands.

"Would you like a hug?" She offers. Cate looks at her happily. "Yeah?" She nods, slowly tearing up at Shetty's kindness. "Come on. Yeah." Cate stands and Shetty embraces her as Iliana shakes her head at how those two started working together...

Shetty knew her first.

"No-" Iliana whispers to herself.

Before she started Godolkin.

Iliana squeezes her eyes shut, rubbing her lips together harshly.

Cate's been with her this whole time-

"Iliana?" She hears Jordan's voice before her arm is grabbed gently. "Hey-"

Was everything a lie? A set up?

Was her and Cate's entire friendship a facade-

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𝟶ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀʙɪsᴄᴜɪᴛ𝟽 sᴘᴇᴀᴋs!

Oh, I ATEEE that ending uppp, holy shittt!!!

Hey lovelies!! Welcome back to Golden Facade Sunday!! We are officially ONE WEEK AWAY from the 1 year anniversary of Gen V... like WHATTT!!

I can't even fathom it's already been 1 year since this show came out & became absolutely everything to meee <333

Anywayssss, Iliana is worried about Sam :(

The guilt she constantly carries, ughhh, our poor girl deserves a break damn it!! But also the little Ilordan momentsss (more like crumbs lmao, but I'm feeding y'all, I'm trying!!)

And omfg Illie realizing that Cate's been working with Shetty this entire time😭 WHY I DON'T I JUST RIP MY FUCKING HEART OUT—

I feel so devious but in a cool fun evil laugh kind of way to leave y'all on a cliffhanger, buttt... UNTIL NEXT TIME... MWAUH!!💋