Chapter 126: Taken Away?
Nora walked the dimly lit hallway and wondered why she was actually participating in the silly game. And what sort of a dare was to go to the end of the vacation home and grab an antique from there? As if she was afraid of ghosts? It was the living who were scarier.
These people really thought that she would be scared because of a few stories that they had heard about ghosts living in a corner of this house since coming here yesterday? As she walked, she wondered how they would react if she did not return and instead went to her own room. Would they have the courage to come and look for her? Or even better, she could put on some make-up and go out after some time, pretending to be her own ghost. That would definitely teach them a lesson.
As she the hallway darkened a bit more with each step, she suddenly felt a little whoosh of air, followed by something pinch her neck. Shaking her neck a bit to ease the discomfort, she continued to walk. With each step, a strange dizziness overcame her, and the world around her blurred. Panic set in as Nora struggled to maintain her balance. Realization struck like lightning—she had been drugged. The perpetrator had made their move finally!
Her limbs felt heavy, and her vision swayed as she flailed. It was difficult to do, but she managed to activate the GPS on the watch in her hand. However, the GPS on the body chain was at the back of her waist and therefore impossible to reach.
In the disoriented chaos, two shadowy figures emerged, swiftly guiding her towards a seemingly solid wall. As Nora’s back pressed against it, an unexpected mechanical hum filled the air. To her astonishment, the wall shifted and seamlessly revealed a concealed door. Before she could gather her wits, the figures propelled her through the entrance, and the door closed with a soft thud behind them.
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Nora’s eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the stark brightness of the unfamiliar surroundings. As she took in her surroundings, a surge of fear coursed through her veins. She’d expected to be taken to some different place after being kidnapped but she had not expected that they would keep her in a place like this!
Right in front of her was a human skeleton suspended in a transparent cylinder. There was another which seemed to have been taken apart and put together in a similar cylinder but horizontally. There were various liquids in containers all around.
Frantically, Nora tried to move, only to realize that she had been trussed up tighter than a turkey, with her hands tied tightly behind her back... just above the pressure sensor for the GPS. Her hands twitched and she slowly moved to her knees and backed up to sit and lean against a wall.
Once upright, she surveyed the room quietly. She had no idea where they had brought her or how long she had passed out, but she did not understand why they would bring her to someplace like this. How did her mother get her hands on someone’s private laboratory? Could it be that everything had not been done by her mother and she had somehow attracted the attention of someone nefarious?