Kelly's head throbbed with pain, her vision swimming in a sea of darkness and confusion. Blood trickled down her face from the wound Marla had inflicted, staining her skin crimson as she struggled to stay conscious.
Weak and disoriented, Kelly's voice trembled as she summoned the strength to speak. "Why... do you need me?" she managed to choke out, her words barely audible over the pounding of her own heartbeat.
Marla's grin sent a shiver down Kelly's spine as she coldly replied, "Well, you'll die soon enough. So, you can know the truth." Her words hung in the air, thick with malice and cruelty.
Pointing a finger at Crystal, Marla continued, her voice dripping with venom. "She's not the real Crystal," she spat, her gaze boring into Kelly's with icy intensity. Kelly's brow furrowed in co
