Chapter 232

"I really am sorry, Marisol. I promise I'll explain everything when the time is right," Caleb assures with a pained expression, a hint of regret in his eyes. At those words, he began to retreat. Realizing she was about to be left alone again, feeling trapped, alone and powerless, Marisol rushes to follow after him, low whispers of pained 'No's leaving her chapped lips. However, the door slams shut right in her face, and she hears the door click multiple times, sealing her fate. The heightened sense of panic and frustration forces her to cry and scream as she pounds against the door. Begging and demanding to be let out by whoever would listen. The feeling of being trapped was suffocating. After her outbursts, Marisol now paces back and forth, her mind racing with thoughts of escape and longing for home. Each passing second felt like an eternity, the weight of her helplessness bearing down on her shoulders. Minutes could not be told apart from seconds or hours, Marisol felt herself edgin