 hands tied above her head. Shuddering, as the memory raked over her with an uneasy wave of nausea. She blinked several times. Not only due to the drowsiness that clung to her, but her surroundings seemed unreal. The floor was made of red dirt and there was a single torch lit on the wall across from her. There was a doorway carved out next to the torch.

She tried to move and her body ached from hanging by her wrists; attached to a wall of red clay. She used her feet to brace her weight, groaning as her stiff muscles awakened. _How long was I out?_ She contorted her head to see that iron shackles held her hands. She tried to swallow, but the dryness in her mouth was painful. Her tongue tingled when she moved it. Rubbing it around her mouth trying to get her body working again, but even that was a failed attempt. The soft tissue of the roof of her mouth stuck to her tongue.

"Gross," she said hoarsely. It was as if a cat crawled into her mouth for a nap. She huffed at her predicament.

She balled her fists and tugged. She tried to wrench her hands through the silver rings, twisting them into inhuman forms. Irritated, she let out a stifled scream. Using her feet as leverage, she climbed up the wall until her heels were level with her butt. It seemed to be futile; her shoes couldn't grip to the crumbling wall. Pushing and pulling with all her might, she grunted and growled. It was no use and now her wrists were battered and bruised, throbbing painfully. Her body was self mending, but she stewed in irritation and gritted her teeth.

Suddenly, a noise outside the door alerted her to someone coming. She froze.

"You thought I wouldn't know Cole?"

Cole's body was tossed on the ground and bounced hard on the brick colored dirt.

"I don't know what you're talking about." He sneered, trying to turn his head back to his assailant.

"You two are trying to pull a fast one. That's what I'm talking about. Roark told me you were dancing with her, kissing her."

"That's a lie!" Alexis' screamed and spat out. "I didn't kiss that fool. I was dancing with him
hands tied above her head. Shuddering, as the memory rake over her with an awkward wave of nausea. She blinked several times. Not entirely due to the drowsiness that clung to her, but her environment seem unreal. The floor was make of red dirt and there be a single torch unhorse on the rampart across from her. There was a doorway carved out next to the blowtorch. 

 She tried to move and her torso ached from hanging by her wrists; bind to a wall of red clay. She used her foot to brace her weight, groaning as her stiff muscles awaken. _ How long was I out? _ She contorted her head to see that iron shackles held her hands. She tried to swallow, but the dryness in her mouth was painful. Her tongue tingled when she moved it. Rubbing it around her mouth trying to have her body working again, but even that was a failed attack. The balmy tissue of the roof of her mouth stand by to her tongue. 

 " Gross, " she said hoarsely. It was as if a cat crawled into her mouthpiece for a nap. She huffed at her predicament. 

 She balled her fists and tugged. She tried to twist her hands through the silver rings, twisting them into cold forms. annoyed, she let out a stifled scream. Using her feet as leverage, she climbed up the rampart until her heels were level with her butt. It seemed to be futile; her shoes couldn't grip to the crumbling wall. tug and pulling with all her might, she grunted and growled. It was no use and now her wrist were battered and bruised, throbbing painfully. Her body was self repair, but she stewed in irritation and gritted her tooth. 

 Suddenly, a randomness outside the door alerted her to someone coming. She freeze. 

 " You thought I wouldn't know Cole? " 

 Cole's body was tossed on the ground and bounce hard on the brick colored soil. 

 " I don't know what you're talking about. " He sneered, trying to turn his head back to his attacker. 

 " You two are trying to pull a fast one. That's what I'm talking about. Roark told me you were dancing with her, kissing her. " 

 " That's a lie! " Alexis' screamed and spit out. " I didn't snog that jester. I was dancing with him
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hands tied above her head. Shuddering, as raked her with uneasy wave of Not due to the that clung to but her surroundings seemed unreal. The was made of red dirt and there was a single torch lit on wall across from her. There was a doorway carved out next to the She to and body ached from hanging by her wrists; attached to a wall of red clay. She used feet to brace her weight, groaning as her muscles awakened. _How long I out?_ She contorted her to that iron held hands. tried to swallow, the dryness in her mouth was painful. Her tongue tingled when she moved it. Rubbing it around mouth trying her body again, even was a failed soft tissue of the roof of to her tongue. "Gross," she said hoarsely. It as if cat crawled into her mouth for nap. She huffed at her predicament. She balled fists and tugged. She tried to wrench her hands through the silver rings, twisting them forms. Irritated, she let a stifled scream. her as she up the until her heels were level with her butt. It seemed to futile; her shoes couldn't grip to the crumbling wall. Pushing with her might, she and growled. It was use now her wrists were bruised, painfully. self but stewed in irritation and her teeth. Suddenly, a noise the door alerted her "You thought I wouldn't know Cole?" Cole's body tossed on the ground and bounced hard the brick colored dirt. "I don't know what you're talking about." He trying to head back to his assailant. "You two are to pull a fast That's what I'm talking about. Roark told me you dancing her, kissing "That's a lie!" screamed and spat "I didn't kiss I was with
 hands tied above her head. ShudDering, as thE memoRy rAkeD oVer hEr wiTh an uneasy wave OF nauSea. She blinked several tiMes. NoT oNLy duE To The drOwsinesS ThAT CluNg To Her, BuT HeR surrOunDings seEmed unreal. the FlOor was made of REd Dirt and theRe wAs a single torCh lIt on thE wAll ACross FroM her. THere waS A doorwAy carved oUt NExt to tHE torch.

SHE TrIed tO move and her body acHEd FRom hanging by heR wristS; aTTaCHEd tO a wAll of red clAy. she usED her feeT To BRACe hER weight, groaniNg as her stifF MusCles awAkEneD. _how lonG was I OuT?_ she Contorted heR heaD to see thaT iron sHAckles hELd her haNds. She TriEd tO swaLLoW, bUt tHe DRynESs In hER moUth was paInFuL. Her tOnguE TINGled WheN she Moved It. Rubbing it arOunD her MOutH tryiNg to gEt heR bOdy woRking aGain, bUt Even that was a faiLed aTtempt. The SofT tIssUe Of the ROof of hEr mOutH stuck tO her tonGUe.

"GRoSS," SHe Said hoarsely. It was aS iF A CaT crawled Into heR MoUtH For a nap. SHe HufFed aT HEr preDicaMEnT.

She ballEd her fIStS aNd tuggeD. SHe trieD tO wrEncH her hANds tHrough The silveR ringS, Twisting them inTO inhuman forms. iRrITAtED, she Let Out a stifled ScreAM. UsiNg heR FeEt aS LeverAge, shE cLImBEd up the wall until her HeEls werE leveL with her butt. IT seemed to bE FUTile; her sHoes COuLDn't grip to the crUmbliNg wall. PushINg and pulLing wIth all heR might, she GRUnted and GroWleD. It Was NO UsE and now her wriSTS werE bAttered And Bruised, ThrObbIng PaiNfUlly. Her boDy was selF mEnDiNg, But She stEWed in irrItAtiOn And GrittED her teEth.

SuDdenLy, A nOIse Outside THe DOOr alErTeD her To sOmEone cOminG. she Froze.

"YoU thought I WouLDn't kNoW COle?"

Cole'S body was tosseD oN the ground AnD boUnced hARD on the brIck colored dirt.

"I don't know WHat you'rE taLking AbouT." He sneereD, trYing to TurN His heaD back tO his aSsAilANT.

"You tWO ArE trYiNg to pull a fAST onE. That'S wHat I'M talkinG about. Roark told me yOU weRe dancing with Her, KissING hEr."

"THAt'S A liE!" ALExiS' SCreamed and spat oUt. "I didn't kiSs THaT fool. I was dANciNg With him
 hands tied above her head . Shudderi ng, a s t heme mory  rak ed over her wi t h an  uneasy wave of nausea . She  b l inke d  s evera l times .  N o t  on ly  d ueto th e dro wsi ness th at clung t o h er , but her su r ro undings se eme d unreal. Th e f loor w as  ma d e ofred  dirt  and t h ere wa s a singl et orch l i t on th e wa ll a cross from her. T h er e  was a doorway  carve do ut n ext  to  the torch .
Shet ried to mo v e and her body ache d from hang i ngby her  w ris t s; att ached  t o  awall of red  cla y. She us ed her feet to brace h er wei ght , g roan i ng  a s h er sti f fmus c les  awakene d.  _ How l ongw a s I ou t?_  She  cont orted her hea d t o se e  th at ir on sh ackl es  held  her h ands.  S he tried to swa llow , but the  dr yn ess  i n her mouthwas  pa inful.Her ton g ueti n g l ed  when she moved it .R u bb ing it a roundh er  m o uth tryi ng  to  get h er bo dy w o rk ing agai n, but ev en  that w as  a fai le d a tte mpt.T he s oft ti ssue ofthe r o of of her mout h  stuck to her to n g ue . 

"G ros s," she sai d ho a rsel y. I t  w asa s ifa cat  c r aw l ed into her mouth f or  a nap . She  huffed at he r predicam e n t .

She b alle d  h e r fists and tu gged.  She tried to wrenc h her  hands t hrough th e silver r ing s,twi sti n g  t hem into inhu m a n fo rm s. Irri tat ed, she  le t o uta s ti fled scre am. Usin ghe rfe etas le v erage, s he  cl im bed  up t h e wall  unti l he rhe e lswere le v el w ithhe rbutt . I tseeme d to befutile;  her shoe s c o uldn 't  g rip tothe crumbling  w all. Pushi ng  an d pull i n g with a ll her might, she grunt e d and g row led.It w as no use  an d nowher wrists  werebatte re d a n d  brui s e d,  th ro bbing pain f u lly . Her  b odywas sel f mending, but she ste wed in irrita tio n an d gr itt e dh erte e th. Suddenly, a noi se outside  t h edoor alert e d h er  to som eone co ming. She fro ze.

"You  thoughtIwoul d n 'tknow Cole? "

Cole' s body wa s  toss e don th e g roundan d b ounce d hard onthe b rick c ol ored d irt.
" I don'tknow what you're talkin g abou t." H e s neered, t ryi n g t o turn hi s he ad back to  hi s a ssail ant . 

"Yo u tw o  a ret rying  top ull a fas t  o ne. T ha t's what I' m t alk ing a bou t . Roar k to ld me you were da n cing with her,  kis s i ngher . "

" Th at's a lie!" A lex is ' screamed  a nd spat out . "I did n' t  kiss  thatfool.I was d a n ci n g with  him 
 hands_tied above_her head. Shuddering, as_the memory_raked_over her_with_an uneasy wave_of nausea. She_blinked several times. Not_only due to_the_drowsiness that clung to her, but her surroundings seemed unreal. The floor was made_of_red dirt_and_there_was a single torch lit_on the wall across from_her. There_was a doorway carved out next to the_torch.

She_tried to move_and her body ached from hanging by her wrists;_attached to a wall of red_clay. She used_her_feet_to brace her weight,_groaning as her stiff muscles awakened.__How long was I out?_ She_contorted her head to see that iron_shackles held her hands. She tried_to swallow, but the dryness_in her_mouth was painful. Her tongue_tingled when she_moved it._Rubbing it around_her mouth trying to get her_body working again,_but even that was a failed_attempt._The soft tissue_of_the_roof of_her mouth stuck_to_her tongue.

"Gross,"_she_said hoarsely. It was as if_a_cat crawled into her mouth for a_nap. She huffed at_her_predicament.

She balled her fists_and tugged. She tried to_wrench her hands through the silver_rings, twisting_them into_inhuman forms. Irritated, she let out a stifled scream. Using her_feet as leverage, she climbed up_the wall until her_heels were_level_with her butt._It_seemed to_be futile; her shoes couldn't grip to_the crumbling_wall. Pushing and pulling with all_her might, she grunted_and_growled. It was no use and_now her wrists were battered and_bruised, throbbing painfully. Her body_was_self_mending, but she stewed in_irritation and gritted her teeth.

Suddenly, a_noise outside the_door alerted her to someone coming. She_froze.

"You_thought I wouldn't know Cole?"

Cole's body_was_tossed on the ground and bounced_hard_on_the brick colored dirt.

"I don't_know what you're talking about." He_sneered, trying to turn his head back to his_assailant.

"You two are_trying to pull a fast_one._That's_what I'm talking about. Roark told me you were dancing_with her,_kissing her."

"That's a_lie!" Alexis' screamed and spat out. "I didn't kiss that_fool. I was dancing with him