Tangled

Chapter 243

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243 Lisa: Strange Introductions

LISA

Wherever I am, it's huge.

We've taken at least three or four turns, and I've already forgotten how to get back. Was it left

it?

first, or right? The last turn was to our right. Wait... Wten how to get back. Was it left

Shit.

Every time I lag behind, trying to map this place in my head-which is little better than at toddler's scribbling at this point, with my confusion over lefts and rights-the tiny woman turns and scolds me, telling me to pick up my

feet.

Before, I would have given her some sort of smartass comment and maybe even slowed down.

But now, my body feels cold sweat at the idea of making her angry. Even if I'm a prisoner, at least I'm a clean and comfortable prisoner here. I don't want to go back to the previous standard of kidnapping.

So I shut my mouth and hurry behind, wondering how she can be so freaking fast with such tiny legs. She's probably the size of a kindergartener, but faster than a full-grown adult.

What bizarre witchcraft is that?

I force myself to focus on the path ahead, ignoring the endless parade of closed doors lining these stark corridors. No pictures, no decorations, not even a potted plant breaks up the monotony. Just door after identical door, their handles gleaming dully in the harsh overhead lighting.

The silence is oppressive. Our footsteps echo off the bare walls, amplifying the sound until it feels like we're being followed by an army. I resist the urge to look over my shoulder. "Keep up, my tiny guide snaps for what feels like the hundredth time.

I lengthen my stride, closing the gap between us. Seriously though, how can someone so small move so fast?

We round another corner, and I blink in surprise, Windows. Actual windows line this hallway, letting in natural light.

Wow.

The sun.

seen it in

get a good look outside, my guide veers sharply to the right. She pushes open a set of

hit me like a wall. I stumble, momentarily disoriented by the sudden change

kind of massive greenhouse. Lush

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Lisa: Strango Introductions

air is thick with the scent of damp earth

flowers.

sweat immediately form on my skin. My simple cotton outfit, so comfortable in

blanket of warmth pressing down on us. I trail after her, trying not

this indoor jungle, a thought strikes me with the force of a

could turn around right now and bolt. My guide is tiny. I could easily

But then what?

no idea where I am or how to get out of this place. Those endless, identical corridors would become a maze. I'd be caught in minutes,

what punishment would await me for trying to

of freedom and hurry to catch up with my

His beard cascades to his feet, and he peers through spectacles at a newspaper covered in unfamiliar script.

for

sitting in some kind of booster that gets him to the level

too

my guide shoves me into a chair. I stumble, barely catching myself as I fall into the seat. The woman bows to the old

every bead of sweat forming on my body. I shift in my seat, wishing it was easier to breathe in this weather. Actually, I'm just wishing to be anywhere else in

maybe not anywhere. Would rather not be in

puts me at ease. A sense of warmth, of friendliness, radiates from him. It's as if I've known him

we've never met.

high alert. Instead, I find myself relaxing in his presence, my

kind of trick. Maybe they've drugged me. Maybe this whole setup is designed to lull me into a false

security.

fingers dig into the arms of the chair as I force myself to

his Ble. 1

in his newspaper, seemingly oblivious to my internal study him, searching

unhurried as he reads.

movements

meets mine, and I'm struck by the intensity in his eyes. They're

he says, his voice surprisingly strong and deep for such a

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