Break Out (Supernatural Prison Trilogy Book 3) by Aella Black

Author:Aella Black [Black, Aella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grape Ape Publishing
Published: 2020-10-16T05:00:00+00:00

11

Phoebe

Something prickly scratches my arms. It feels rougher than the blanket on my bed, so I open my eyes. I’m not in my bed.

An acrid scent fills my nostrils. I sit up to see what it is and find I’m in a forest of dead trees. Another nightmare.

I squeeze my eyes closed. “Please, wake up,” I whisper.

Nothing happens. Nothing good, nothing bad… nothing.

Opening my eyes again, I look around at the hundreds of tree trunks with bare branches stretching to the orange sky. The setting of this dream isn’t terrifying, but it is ominous. Something bad will happen any minute now, I just know it.

When nothing does, I stand up, the brown grass crunching beneath my feet. I inhale a deep breath. The air smells like smoke, but there’s no sign of fire. That’s unusual. Most nights there’s fire in my dreams.

A branch snaps behind me, and I whip around. Nothing there.

“Hello?” I ask. No one responds.

Then I hear a voice I know so well—the same voice that haunts all my dreams.

“Phoebe! Where are you?” Dad calls out.

I spin around in circles, but he’s nowhere to be seen. He never is anymore. Not since—

A crow caws, taking to the sky. I shiver and wrap my arms around myself. Now would be a good time to wake up if this is a dream.

More crows emerge from the trees, and one dives at my head. Crying out, I throw my hands up and duck. Then I hear more screeches and look up to see more of them headed my way. With their black wings pumping furiously in the air, I have only a split-second to decide what to do.

I run.

It makes no difference. When the birds descend, they peck and claw at my skin and clothes. In my panic, I trip over a fallen branch and tumble to the ground. The crows are relentless now, so I curl up in a ball, cover my head, and pray for this nightmare to end.

Something tickles my wrist. I know it’s not a bird, but I’m afraid to see what it is. After a recent snake-filled dream, I assume the worst.

Taking a peek, I see that a green vine has wound its way around my wrist and is inching its way up my arm. I try to wrench it free, but it’s no use. While my attention is focused on my left arm, another vine binds my right. They’re pulling my arms away from my head, leaving me exposed to the viciousness of the birds.

I let out a blood-curdling scream, and the murder of crows takes off in every direction. Murder, indeed.

Another scream sounds throughout the forest… but it’s not mine.

Looking up, I see Xander running toward me, frantically slapping himself. There are no crows in sight, and I can’t see whatever is bothering him. Until he gets closer.

Spiders.

“Phoebe, help!” The fear in his eyes is unmistakable.

He collapses in front of me and flails around on the ground. Right by the vines.

“Xander!” I yell. “Get up!”

Heedless of my words, he cries out, continuing to thrash amongst the vines.

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