#Chapter 98: Hypnotherapy

Nina Minutes passed, then hours. Soon, it could’ve even been days; I had no way of knowing how long I was down there. As time ticked on, the bright fluorescent lights in my cell never faded, making me lose all sense of time. I felt myself beginning to lose my grip on reality. I couldn’t cry or scream anymore. Not only did my tears dry up and my throat became too sore to make another sound, but also I began to realize that it was useless. No one was coming for me. Maybe Edward was right; maybe none of the people who I had come to know over the past four years were even real. Maybe it was all just a figment of my imagination… If they were real, wouldn’t they have come to save me by now? After an indistinguishable amount of time passed, the voices began. They were soft at first, barely even whispers. “Nina…” A voice called my name. I ignored it at first, but it grew stronger over time. “Nina.” I shook my head. “It’s not real,” I whispered to