"Maybe you should've gone first?" I muttered. My eyes felt like they were swallowing up my head, they were so wide, trying to take in as much of my dark light as possible so I could see in front of me.

"I disagree." His breaths rasped close to my ear.

"Why?"

"I can hear something moving. I think whatever's making your bell ring is right behind us."

Alarms blared inside my head. I thought skinny thoughts, tightened my grip on his hand, and ...