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After Davis finally caved and let us into the basement, we were basically vibrating with curiosity.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR76tSHPys
Brielle skipped ahead like it was a candy store. Adan nearly swung a fist at me as a joke. Julian almost punched Adan for real. Chaos, as usual. But then… we stepped inside.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNxsZYfZor
It was huge.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXJ2mJ7Kij
Cold air hit my face first—sterile, recycled, and buzzing with quiet electricity. The lights above flickered once, then steadied. Rows of high-tech junk stretched forever. Giant robot arms. Camera drones shaped like bugs. Holograms. Wires coiled like snakes.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡih9l7BRq1b
“Wow! Look at all the stuff!” Brielle gasped, poking a tiny glass tube filled with neon-blue goo.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrADsEqh0S
Davis appeared behind her like a ghost and slapped her hand away. “Don’t,” he warned, voice flat.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW6Nfyyh3L
We passed hulking robots that looked straight out of a sci-fi movie. Painted metal frames, glowing cores, jointed fingers twitching like they were dreaming. Farther in, we found a wall of animals in glass tubes—mice, birds, even a scorpion. Creepy.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYAU6dlYk6
I stared at the scorpion a little too long.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8hnTsjy8K
Then—730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDSeTqFRNm
Tap. Tap. TAP.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGopMjYihkU
Brielle.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFFcp9NNQP
I turned, my patience burned out. “WHAT?!”730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3SEPvbwHU
She blinked. “...Great. I forgot what I was gonna say.”730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknw77bSqsA
I sighed and moved away, walking toward Adan, ready to fake-punch him again. Only I accidentally punched his actual eyeball.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaKwkjF97a
“Adan! I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to—!”730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7N9O6qBSFt
“Eyo! What the frick, man?” Adan rubbed his eye. “I care about my vision, thank you very much.”730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yQNMudHiZ
This caught Julian’s attention. Julian wandered over to the scorpion tank I had been staring at earlier. “You a bug collector or something?” he asked Davis with a smirk.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbchfFKjUb
“No,” Davis replied quickly, trying to ignore him.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXqpQX1Oq5
I wandered off again. That’s when I saw it.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9185wxbma
A glass container. Smaller. A faint black mist swirling inside it, like ink in water.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpAbAoC0NQ
I checked to see if anyone was watching. They weren’t. Julian was still teasing Davis. Brielle was asking about random stuff.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbELVi5xDVh
I whispered to myself, “No one’s watching…” and carefully cracked the lid open.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI15MHEGuaA
The black mist pooled, then shifted. A small, black cat emerged. Its fur shimmered like oil. We locked eyes.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLcUsBHbUT
Time froze.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw68ikWxo5n
Its glowing pupils flickered with unnatural light—like stardust trapped in darkness. I imagined rainbow patterns swirling in my eyes. It was so beautiful...730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsD4fMk4ixs
And then—it dissolved.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAh5SkzDsah
The cat vanished into thin air.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdqCXS6qXV
I blinked. The jar was empty.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV99plhfEHp
Panic flooded my body. I looked around. No alarms. No one noticed. I grabbed a decorative plastic cat I found nearby and shoved it into the jar. Slammed the lid closed.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRd5WNaUMHO
“Soooo…” I said, sliding away, trying to act natural. “Anything cool you wanna show us?”730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUqcxmXy8F
BRIELLE GONZALEZ730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5c3UTCb9j
While everyone got caught up in robots and mist and glass tubes, I wandered toward something simple.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyYmunM648
A necklace.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBU3preKdK
It was lying on a table by itself. Silver, shaped like a heart—like the kind little kids draw. It shimmered slightly under the lights.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJB2CvRsm3
“Oooh! What a pretty necklace!” I said, reaching for it, then hesitating.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FeHMha9DY
Davis was across the room, shouting at Julian, who was about to poke a scorpion tank.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOz8HPT3G3T
“You know what I said,” Davis growled. “Don’t touch anything.”730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSOPs8Rcf2
He wasn’t looking at me.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKUCn2pQ5y
So… I took the necklace. Slipped it in my pocket. I’d wear it later when no one was looking.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ991YjUZw3d
I turned just in time to see Adan sprinting at Julian.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzwRWYils8
“Eyeyey! Don’t touch it!” he yelled.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIdJ86aVSO
Then—like some kind of curse had been triggered—everything came crashing down.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VROlOBn2g
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and then Add to home screen.