Daniel whispered to the empty room. "He tried to kill me." But then, another thought came into his mind. It was a scary thought.
"What if they kick me out?" If the Academy expelled him, it was over. He would lose his access to the portals.
He would lose the chance to get stronger. He would never be able to find the monster that took his sister, Chloe. He would never be able to save his mother from the aliens who had enslaved her.
His stomach turned, and a wave of nausea hit him. He felt sick. "Please," he whispered. He didn't know who he was talking to.
Time passed very slowly. There were no windows in the cell. There was no clock on the wall.
He stood up and paced around the small room. Three steps forward. Turn. Three steps back. Turn.
He did this for a long time.
Finally, the lights in the ceiling buzzed. They got brighter. It must be morning. Daniel stopped pacing.
