235 Stranded In Time (5)

I couldn't find the words to describe what I was going through. A man, more than three thousand years old, was accusing me of thievery. What I noticed in his speech, however, was that he hadn't noticed my grandpa's presence in the Fragment. I had to feign ignorance, stall and find out more.

"I don't know how it got there," I said.

"I don't remember Theo stealing the time Fragment though," Omega interrupted. "But go on, tell me how my Fragment ended up under your bed. Let's see where this ends." 

It was clear he didn't believe me. "I was chained in a ritual chamber in the basement." Even though my stomach protested, I couldn't bring myself to eat. It felt like my last meal. It disgusted me. I looked at the food and continued my tale. "I was possessed by the ghost of an empress. I spent the entire night fighting her off. When I came back to my room, I found the Fragment under my bed."