Ashleigh fought long and hard to keep her sanity.
Somewhere in the room, there was a speaker. Every once in a while, Granger would talk through it, taunting her. Encouraging her to let go.
He told her that he diluted the mist and made sure it was enough to trigger the paranoia, the fear, but not enough to reach her heart like the last time.
“There’s no risk of you leaving me early, baby. I made sure you’ll be here a long time. We’ll keep trying until it works.”
The hope in his voice sickened her.
It was taking everything she had to fight against her own mind pulling her down into the abyss. The little sleep she got was filled with nightmares and screams.
She felt weak, tired, she wasn’t sure if she could keep going much longer.
“Caleb…” she whispered. “Please… find me…”
Ashleigh sobbed helplessly as the red and black fog of her fears surrounded her and swallowed her whole.
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