Aria My eyes slowly fluttered open, and the world came into focus. My eyebrow furrowed as my eyes darted around the room, trying to adjust to the low lightning. Oh, right. I was locked up in the basement by my ex-friend, Daneesha. The ropes around my hands and legs were strong proof of that. I tried to wriggle free from the ropes, but they were too tightly bound that it was almost impossible. I tried to scratch the ropes against the walls and ground, hoping that the ropes would cut, but it didn't. I let out an exasperated sigh as I looked around the room, hoping that a solution to my problem would surface, but none did. It was just me and the still motionless body still stuck in the room. My eyes widened as the painful memory came back. That was Kiana. “Kiana!” I whispered under my br

