Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Third Task: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 18

Claudia's body had started to drift itself backwards in terror. Her legs were trembling in perturbation and her eyes were fixed on the six feet long figure infront of her. "Wh...who-" before she could finish she tripped off the side of the bed. Her head hit the cold stony floor, she whined in pain. Twinging in pain, she clasped her head. The room began to darken in front of her eyes, the only thing she heard before her eyes shut was the door opening with a screech. The machine beside the bed beeped and Claudia peeled her eyelids off her eyes. She took a deep breath and looked at the ceiling, she wasn't in the same room. The room looked larger than the one she was previously in. Fresh smell of paint, many windows on the left side of the room, two doors leading into the ward. The bed was bigger and lower to the ground, it was painted in a shade of blue complimenting the colour of the mint green walls of the new ward. She

Without wasting another moment he picked up Claudia and made her climb on his back. She got on his back, her legs still shaking with fear and locked her hands around his marginally tattooed neck. The sound of footsteps kept increasing. The guards were coming closer. Getting back on his feet, Noah sprinted out of the exit door. Claudia didn't tear her sight from the two lifeless figures on the icy cold tiled floor until they reached a sufficent distance from the building. After running for a long time, Noah stopped to get a deep breath. Though Claudia wasn't too heavy, his legs ached from carrying her on his back. His chest motioning up and down rapidly as he tried to inhale as much air as possible. Claudia climbed down his back and stood infront of him, on the barely vegetated dull soil ground. A couple of leafless rotting trees, a few dogs loitered around with leftover food in their mouth were the only things in sight. 

Claudia looked at him wearing a surprised expression on her face."Really?" her cheery voice hiding her confusion. Giving Claudia a little smile, Spencer shut the door and left. Claudia toppled on her bed and curled into the soft pink sheets. All she wanted was to be consumed into deep slumber but her thoughts wouldn't let her. Who could be after her family? As far as she remembered her mom never did anyone dirty.Her mind then went to every strange event she had experienced since Serena fell sick.I am the only one seeing strange things happening around me. Those things are happening to me. All this is so confusing and tiring. Firstly, seeing Serena at the hospital, out of her ward. Soaked in water that stinked of the Chicago River. Dark hued blood trickling down her feeble arms bearing nutrition pipes hanging lifelessly, partially pierced into her pale skin. The mark on my wrist which looked fresh and new till date. It didn't even

"I never imagined him to cheat on me. Not with the infamous whore of Crestview at least. I gave him all I had. I loved him with every inch of my body. I gave him all of me and what did I get in return? Betrayal. I'm so fucking sick of being played on, just so done with being nothing more than a play thing for someone I consider my everything. For once, just for once I want someone to love me the way I love them." Alyssa broke into tears as she finished telling Claudia everything. Claudia shifted towards her and laid Alyssa's head on her chest, gently rubbing her shoulder and calming her. "I feel you Alyssa. You show everyone that no one can hurt you but I know the real you. The sensitive and loyal side of you which you hide from the crowd. Willing to give everything you have for making people stay. Fixing others when you yourself are broken. You're too good for people you give your heart to. It's not even your fault so stop crying over fucked up boys. You d