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Then a quiet voice out of the darkness spoke. Quiet, yet confident. It was so sudden, so unexpected, even the demons surrounding them were taken aback. Zoey could tell because they had a look of surprise on their face. But it instantly faded and turned into a malicious grin. “I’ll do it. I’ll be the sacrifice.” The voice said. Zoey and Isaac turned to Noah and looked at him, so shocked it was like Zoey and Isaac just woke up from a long nap. After a quick pause, which seemed like ages, Isaac spoke. “Are you insane? We’re not letting you do that.” He said firmly. “Yeah, we’ll think of something else but we are definitely not going to let you sacrifice yourself.” Said Zoey in the strongest voice she could muster. Zoey was …show more content…

You guys. And we weren’t even friends at the time! You guys can do just fine without me.” Said Noah confidently, yet the tears were running down his face so fast it was as if they were having a race to see who could reach his chin first. He turned back around and started walking towards Amanda. “No! Noah we can’t...please...please Noah, stop!” Called Isaac but Noah continued walking. Finally, he was about 2 inches from her face and looked at her straight in her eyes. “You leave these two alone. You understand?” Said Noah and you could hear the anger in his voice. “Oh yes..we shall leave them alone..” Said Amanda happily. Amanda grabbed hold on Noah and he turned his head to look at his friends one last time. “Bye guys.” And he smiled, the tears streaking down his face and turned back to face Amanda. Amanda pulled him closer and their eyes connected by some weird white mist. It was like a rope connecting their eyes together so Noah couldn’t look away. All of a sudden, Noah started screaming in agony. He was writhing and flailing violently in Amanda’s hands and his screams echoed around the room. Zoey sank to the floor as she helplessly watched her best friend thrashing in pain. She felt so guilty. Filled with hatred towards Amanda and to the fact that she couldn’t do anything. She felt mad at herself for dragging her friends into this. Why did I have to follow her home? Why couldn’t I just mind my own business? What hadn’t I listened

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