The unknown compass 19.2

Feverishly, she emerged from her hiding place and moved slowly forward. An oppressive anxiety was growing inside her as she drew closer to someone she feared was connected to all this. As she followed Hakim and his interlocutor, who turned out to be that crazy Anne-Lise, she quickly hid when the duo stopped. In her pocket she could still feel the compass vibrating. She heard them greet each other and Anne-Lise leave. Discreetly, she took out her compass to check that it wasn't Anne-Lise, but it continued to vibrate even after she'd gone.

Nea felt her hands sweating. Panic set in. Realizing she was standing in the corridor with the compass in her hand for all to see, she reached out to put it away when a hand grabbed her wrist. She gasped and looked up at the man who had grabbed her so cavalierly. She swallowed painfully. It was none other than Hakim.

-Are you having fun following me now? he said, frowning.