Caleb

You were gone. No traces, just a note saying that you were taken as a hostage. The next morning, he found a note on his desk: "Visit the abandoned temple at the edge of the city at midnight. She will be there too." So he went out to the temple. For you. You were sleeping on the altar, and your captors were standing beside you. They all wore black cloaks, hiding their faces. They offered him a choice: they kill you before his very eyes, or he drinks the poison. So he drank it. The captors walked away, leaving him in the silence. Only one sound could be heard, from the clock tower. The clock was ticking. His minutes were counted.