Chapter 71: Chapter 71

“Luis!” I whispered as I walked into the completely dark warehouse.

Escaping the house was not as hard as I thought it would be because the security was not as tight in the afternoon. Leaving through the garden door which led straight to the path which led to the subway was a piece of cake, but just like Cinderella—I knew that that exact same door was heavily protected after midnight.

The best thing about the safe house would have to be that no one really spoke to me unless spoken to—so all I had to say was that I was going to take a nap and I was good to go.

“Luis?” I called out again and opened my phone flashlight. When I heard footsteps coming my way I took a step back and looked around. What if it was a trap?

“Serena?” I heard Luis's voice, as he ran towards me and hugged me. I knelt to look at him and brushed his hair to the side. “Serena, you really came!”