My mind is screaming at me, screaming at me to beat the fudge out of Slyder, screaming to get away but I have to remind myself I'm in a small, contained car, where he's the mother freaking driver, so if he dies, we all die.

I force myself to smile, though I'm sure it's not a very convincing one "nothing, I just don't feel very good, headache that's all. It must have been from using my powers" I lie, leaning my head back against the chair, praying that I'm pulling this nonchalant act off.

A small smile appears on Adelram's lips, but it's gone almost as soon as it's there "here, why don't you take this pill, it'll help" He advices, handing me a circular white pill with ROCHE written in and a circled 1...what the hell? I've seen movies and shows, I not stupid, this is a freaking roofie, he's trying to knock me out.

I look behind me at Abigail sitting in the back seat, her head in between her knees as she breathes in and out slowly.

My heart is pounding wildly as I look at Adelram's (AKA Slyder's) expectant face. What will he do if I don't take it? I'm terrified to find out.

What am I supposed to do? He's watching me, waiting. "Trying to date rape me Adelram? I don't think I'd consider this a date" I joke, trying to act calm and collected and hoping that the fear I felt wasn't apparent in my voice.

Adelram chuckles, but there's no humor behind his laughter. "You don't have to worry, it has a 1 circled on it see? It's the ones with a 2 on them that you have to be scared of" he assures.

That's a lie.

I nod my head "oh okay" I say, waiting for Adelram to look away, but his eyes are trained on me.

Fantastic of course he is looking. Why wouldn't he keep looking? It would be too easy for him too look away.

Just act casual, act normal Kamaria, I had to repeat in my mind several times before I finally figured out what I would do.

I calmly put the pill in my mouth and pretend to swallow without a drink, but really the pill is resting comfortably beneath my tongue.

"Please tell me this will make me fall asleep" I beg, but in my mind I'm screaming the exact opposite.

Adelram laughs "don't worry, you'll be asleep in no time" he assures, making goosebumps litter my arms as a chill runs down my spine... and definitely not in a good way.

Finally Adelram takes his eyes off me, and focuses back on the road.

I can feel the pill inside my mouth melting, on the inside I'm completely flipping out. What the hell am I going to do now?

Suddenly an idea pops into my head. I let out a loud yawn and droop my eyes, pretending to be sleepy. Then I curl up in a ball on the chair, for once grateful for my thick long hair as it covers my whole face.

Slowly, oh so slowly I reach my hand forward, behind my hair and pull out the partly dissolved pill.

I don't really know what to do with it so I quietly stick it in my bra.

I stay like this, in an uncomfortable ball as I let out slow, long breaths, making it sound like I'm sleeping, until finally I feel the car pull off to a stop.

I want to jump up and make a run for it, but I know if I do that, I'm leaving Abigail behind with him. So I wait patiently, still pretending to be asleep.

After a moment I hear the driver side car door open, some shuffling, and then it shuts.

As quietly as possible, I move over a piece of hair so that I can see the empty drivers seat. I pop my head up and look around to see that we're parked at a gas station. I watch as Adelram's back retrieves into the building. As soon as he's out of sight, I jump to the drivers seat. I reach forward to turn the car keys, but they're not there.

Oh fudge.

I really didn't think this through. I frantically search through every single place in this car, there has to be a spare.

But there isn't, and I can see Adelram/Slyder at the check-out counter.

"Abigail!" I whisper frenziedly.

Abigail lets out a moan from the back seat. "Hurry up, we have to think of something. Slyder's left the car, we don't have much time to escape.

Abigail's head whips up, her eyes shining with surprise "what did you just call him?" She asks.

"Yeah it's Slyder, I realized when I smelled him, he didn't smell like Adelram, which means I killed the wrong guy" I explain as I pull down the sun visor, suddenly something falls into my lap. I look down and am filled with an intensifying happiness, there lying in my lap is a shining silver key.

Movement in front of me catches my eye and I look up to see Adelram walking towards me, a look between confusion and panic morphing his features. He walks forward, his hands holding a blue slushy... does he actually have taste buds? Because that's always the flavor of choice that he has.

With shaky, panicked hands, I swiftly grab the keys and stick them in the key slot. "Hey! What are you doing Ka-Princess?" Adelram calls as he reaches the car.

In a panicked frenzy, I turn the key, smiling despite myself when I hear the rumble of the car.

"Hey!" He calls out, his hand grasping the handle of the driver side door, before he can open the door, I lock it, shifting the car into drive and zooming out of the parking lot as fast as the car will take me seeing him slowly disappear from the rearview mirror.

"Hey!" I hear him screaming, but I don't look back, I keep my eyes concentrated on the road in front f me, and my foot pressed firmly against the gas pedal, pushing it down as far as it can.

"Kamaria! What the hell are you doing? You just left him, go back!" Abigail demands from the back seat.

My breath catches in my throats at her words, she's screaming something at me about how I shouldn't have left him behind, but I couldn't focus on any of what she was saying, my thoughts are focused on one thing. Did she just call me Kamaria? But Abigail doesn't know my name is Kamaria. At least not the real one anyways.

I tighten my grip on the steering wheel until my knuckles are white. I can feel a horrible feeling grind in my gut. Stupid me. Stupid, idiotic me. I had been so distracted by Slyder, I hadn't even considered the fact that Abigail might not be the real Abigail. I didn't want to believe it, Had I really killed both Adelram and Abigail?

"W-what did you just call me?" I ask stuttering nervously.

I watch her expression change as realization sets in. Slyder just gave itself away.

A wicked grin curves on Abigail's lips, slowly her features and body morphs right in front of me-well technically behind me, but I'm watching through the interior rear view mirror-into the image I know all too well as Slyder. The red masked man.

His lips curve into a mocking smirk.

And then suddenly, the guy dissolves...just literally dissolves right in front of my eyes. What. The. Hell?

I glance at the road to see I'm on a straight path, then swiftly look behind me, my eyes searching every area in the car for anything resembling a person, but there's nothing, there's nobody there. I'm suddenly alone in the car, how, I have no idea but I am.

I thank the lord above that the road all the way to that gas station was straight, so I wouldn't have to make any turns to get to the old hotel. Now I just pray that one, I get there before Slyder and two, my friends aren't dead.

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