I was hanging out with my dog when my life changed forever.

My dog is overly protective, and I should have noticed when his tail stood straight up and his nose started to quiver, but I didn't worry about it. Willy was constantly scared of the smallest things. However, what Willy heard was far worse than anything that he had heard before.

I was just about to follow Willy inside when a bag fell over my head and I was pushed inside it. "Hey!" I screamed. "Let me out!" While I screamed, I kicked at the bag to no avail. There was no answer, but suddenly it felt like I was being squished through a pipe. When the feeling vanished, I couldn't help but empty out my breakfast.

"Hello?" I whispered weakly. "Who are you and why did you kidnap me?" I waited, but still no answer. Exhausted and feeling sick, I curled into a ball and fell into a nightmare-filled sleep.

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I woke in a dark room, where I could barely see my hands when I held them in front of my nose. I feebly stood up, only to fall back down. "Hello? Hey, anyone? Well, if you're there, I'd like to know why you kidnapped me. And I'd also like it if you let me go." No answer.

The silence soon became deafening. Whenever it's extremely quiet, my ears start ringing and I get a headache. I was too bored to sleep, so I tapped my fingers against the cold stone floor. My black hair fell in front of my face even though I pushed it behind my ear, and the time seemed to crawl like a snail. Every few minutes, I called out into the endless darkness, hoping someone would hear me.

"Is there any food in this place?" I yelled. "I'm hungry, and bored, and demand to know where I am and why you kidnapped me!" The silence remained. In a rage I stood up and kicked the closest thing to me: the wall. I howled in pain, clutching my foot close tome as I lost my balance and fell to the ground.

"You should be more careful," a quiet voice said. I looked around but could see no one.

"Who's there?" I asked. "What do you want with me?"

"I don't want anything with you. I'm just another captive here, like you." The voice was closer, and someone placed a hand on my arm. "I'd heal you, but they took my wand. I'm Elara Sentugg, by the way. What's your name?"

With a million questions running through my head, I answered. "Camillia Riddle."