AOR EIGHT

-Christine-

SOMETHING cold touched my face, causing me to open my eyes, only to see Lilac standing in front of me, holding a wet cloth.

"L-Lilac?" with a shaky voice, I mumbled my friend's name.

"Christine! You're awake! Thank you, Goddess!" she exclaimed, her voice filled with relief. "Are you alright? Please talk to me?"

My eyes automatically watered and I nodded. I was about to hug her but to my confusion, I couldn't move my body only to realize that my wrists and feet were being chained and I was pinned against the cold brick wall.

Dread flooded my chest. "L-lilac, w-why am I chained? Where am I?" I scanned the whole room where we were. It's dark and almost empty. "B-basement." I turned to my friend and saw worries on her face. "I-I'm in the basement right?"

"Jillian brought you here ……