I don't know how long these tunnels have been here but I think that it's been a couple of years.

It smells like rotten eggs and dirty socks.


A deadly combination.

I keep running into spider webs too.

I'm lucky that I don't have arachnophobia.


"Ew, I ran into another spider web" Kayden whines from behind me

"Shut up, your voice is echoing" Carolina whispers to him before she continues walking beside me


Carolina and I somehow haven't ran into any webs while Kayden runs into one every couple seconds.

"I think I see a light" I whisper as my eyes land on a yellow dot

"What if we die trying to find an exit?" Kayden questions which causes Carolina and I to stop walking and turn to face him

He's really thinking about this now.

"Like the saying 'I would rather die trying'" he says

Carolina walks over to Kayden and places her hand on his shoulder.

"I'll give you free slushees for a year if you stop talking right now" She says with a calm tone that has an edge.

She quickly turns away and walks in front of us as if nothing happened.

I jog to catch up to her before falling into sync with her fast paced steps.

"Are you okay?" I ask her with a concerned tone

"I'm fine" she says as she continues to speed towards the light

"Carolina, have I ever given you a reason not to trust me?" I ask her

"I don't know, have you?" She questions bitterly

What?!

"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask

"Your dad got us into this mess so it's only logical to think that you may be helping them" she says with a shrug

Is she serious right now?!

"I don't even like Henry, what makes you think that I'd work with him?" I question

"You ironically broke up with Charlotte the day she and I found out about your father's plan" she points out

"I broke up with her because she insinuated that I can't protect myself, my father has nothing to do with that" I say matter of factly

"Then why did you meet up with him two days later?" She questions accusingly

"Because I wanted answers, which I got" I say

"We already knew he was in the van" she says with an eye roll

"He wasn't in the van, one of his buddies were in the van" I say since I've seen who was sitting in the car

"Yeah, you would know who was in the van" she says with an accusing tone

"Guys, lets all just be calm and-" Kayden starts to say carefully but we interrupt him

"Stay out of it, Kayden!" Carolina and I yell to him at the same time

"What have I ever done to you?" I ask Carolina with a serious tone

"As of recently you've just been making mistake after mistake, but this time you dragged us into one of your mistakes" she says with a frustrated tone

"Mistake after mistake?" I question

"Yes, you left our house when we told you not to and you met with your father" she says

"I didn't think that he was capable of this" I say honestly

My dad is usually all talk and no action with me.

"Never underestimate a gang leader" she says with a hidden tone

What?!

I'm about to ask her what she means but I'm interrupted by a voice.

"Did you miss me?" Charlotte says from behind us with a smirk

I turn around and look at her in shock.

"Where did you come from?!" I question

"There's secret doors all around this house, you'd be surprised" Charlotte replies with a small laugh

"Is there any chance that you know where that light leads to?" I ask her as I point to the yellow dot of light

"The side of the building" she says as if she's trying to remember

"Outside?" I ask curiously

"I believe so" she replies.

The four of us continue to walk silently as we make our way towards the 'light of hope.'

I pray that this works.