Chapter 253. Towards the Light

“Little Hayden…?” I whispered.

I knew that I wasn’t supposed to be here, and my fear was quickly taking over me. I didn’t know what I feared more, not being able to find Little Hayden or getting caught that we were in here. It was so dark in the hallway and the sun had probably set. Unlike the first part of my journey in here, I had stopped running and was now proceeding down the dark hallway at a slow walk on my very shaky legs.

Where did Little Hayden go?

The hallway seemed much longer than I had initially imagined. Just how far does this hallway lead? At first there was nothing but empty walls with lamps fixed at even intervals along the wall. However, since none of them were switched on, they were useless and did not provide any light to light the way. I couldn’t see very far in front of me, and Little Hayden was no where in sight.

“Little Hayden! Where are you? Come back to me now…” I shouted in a whisper.

Shouting wasn’t an option because people m