Chapter 97
Author: Jason Boyce
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Todd hovered over me as I laid flat on the floor with a huge knot on my forehead from faking a pass-out attack to get myself out of having to go back through the portal to find Sarah Macly, the reject of the alliance.  He began gently pouring water over my face as I fought off the urge to flinch.  The coolness of the water was very jarring and incredibly hard not to react to.  I increased the rapid release of my fake moaning just to add a little cherry on top of my selling this fake sickness.

The ever-hovering Todd began to talk to himself, spouting out ideas to help me with my seemingly real illness.  Nothing would cause me to break character, that is the strength I had over my mind to ensure that I was not going to have to go back to hell through the portal, at least not today.  His brain was running a mile a minute with grand ideas of tricking my brain into thinking I was healthy, leaving my body no choice but to survive and push out the extreme i

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